Calliotropis ceratophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. ceratophora
Binomial name
Calliotropis ceratophora
(Dall, 1896) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathybembix ceratophora (Dall, 1896)
  • Calliotropis (Solaricida) ceratophora (Dall, 1906)
  • Solariella ceratophora Dall, 1896 (original combination)

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

Description

The shell can grow to be 28 mm in length.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off North and Central America.

References

  1. ↑ W.H. Dall, Diagnoses of new species of Mollusks from the West Coast of America; Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum xviii, 1895, pp. 7-20.
  2. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliotropis ceratophora (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592778 on 2013-04-14


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