| Calliotropis excelsior | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Eucyclidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. excelsior |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004[1] | |
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Calliotropis excelsior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]
Description
The shell can grow to be 24 mm.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ Vilvens, C., 2004. Description of four new species of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Eucyclinae: Calliotropini) from New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu. Novapex 5(1):19–31
- ↑ Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ↑ "Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
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