Calliotropis pheidole

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

Calliotropis pheidole
Shell of Calliotropis pheidole (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. pheidole
Binomial name
Calliotropis pheidole
Vilvens, 2007

Description

The shell grows to a height of 2.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and Tonga.

References
  1. Calliotropis pheidole Vilvens, 2007. 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
  • "Calliotropis pheidole". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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