Calliotropis mogadorensis

Calliotropis mogadorensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1][2]

Calliotropis mogadorensis
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Calliotropis mogadorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. mogadorensis
Binomial name
Calliotropis mogadorensis
(Locard, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solariella mogadorensis Locard, 1898 (original combination)

Description

The height of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco at depths between 912 m and 1900 m.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2013). Calliotropis mogadorensis (Locard, 1898). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723103 on 2013-04-14
  2. Vilvens C. & Swennen F. (2008). New records of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae) from central eastern Atlantic. Novapex, 9(1): 17-32.


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