Calliotropis effossima

Calliotropis effossima
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Calliotropis effossima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species: C. effossima
Binomial name
Calliotropis effossima
(Locard, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solariella effossima Locard, 1898

Calliotropis effossima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 10.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gofas, S. (2013). Calliotropis effossima (Locard, 1898). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723105 on 2013-04-14
  2. Vilvens C. & Swennen F. (2008). New records of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae) from central eastern Atlantic. Novapex, 9(1): 17-32.

External links

External identifiers for Calliotropis effossima
WoRMS 723105