Calotrophon ostrearum
| Calotrophon ostrearum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Calotrophon |
| Species: | C. ostrearum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Calotrophon emilyae Petuch, 1988 | |
Calotrophon ostrearum, common name the "mauve-mouth drill", is a species of small, predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
References
- 1 2 Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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