Calotrophon eugeniae

Calotrophon eugeniae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Calotrophon eugeniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Calotrophon
Species:
C. eugeniae
Binomial name
Calotrophon eugeniae
(Vokes, 1992)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calotrophon (Panamurex) eugeniae (Vokes, 1992)
  • Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae Vokes, 1992 (basionym)

Description

The size of the shell reaches a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Colombia.

References
  1. Calotrophon eugeniae (Vokes, 1992) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 196


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