Calliotropis concavospira

Calliotropis concavospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Calliotropis concavospira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. concavospira
Binomial name
Calliotropis concavospira
(Schepman, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Solariellopsis concavospira Schepman, 1908

Description

The shell can grow to be 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea, Timor, and Indonesia.

References
  1. Schepman, M.M., 1908 [31/Dec/1908].Prosobranchia (excluding Heteropoda and parasitic Prosobranchia). Rhipidoglossa and Docoglossa. With an appendix by Prof. R. Bergh [Pectinobranchiata]. Siboga Expedition, 49(1):1–1089
  2. Calliotropis concavospira (Schepman, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.


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