Calliotropis gemmulosa

Calliotropis gemmulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species: C. gemmulosa
Binomial name
Calliotropis gemmulosa
(A. Adams, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Calliotropis (Adamsenida) gemmulosa (Adams, A., 1860)
  • Trochus (Margarita) gemmulosa A. Adams, 1860 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell reaches 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

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