Calliotropis actinophora
| Calliotropis actinophora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. actinophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis actinophora (Dall, 1890) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calliotropis actinophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell measures 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles and in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.
References
- 1 2 Calliotropis actinophora (Dall, 1890). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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