Calliotropis valida

Calliotropis valida
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Calliotropis valida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species: C. valida
Binomial name
Calliotropis valida
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solariella valida Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2013). Calliotropis valida (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723108 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 valida
WoRMS 723108


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