Calliotropis regalis

Calliotropis regalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	Calliotropidae
Genus:	Calliotropis
Species:	C. regalis
Binomial name
*Calliotropis regalis* (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
Synonyms^[1]
Calliostoma regalis Verrill & S. Smith, 1880 Lischkeia regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880) Margarita regalis Verrill & S. Smith, 1880 (basionym) Solariella regalis (Verrill & S. Smith, 1880)

Calliotropis regalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 18 mm.

This species is distributed in European waters along the British Isles and the Faroes, in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to North Carolina.

^ ^a ^b Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160152 on 5 May 2011.

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Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213