Calotrophon velero
| Calotrophon velero | |
|---|---|
| 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. velero |
| Binomial name | |
| Calotrophon velero (Vokes, 1970) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calotrophon velero is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Colombia, Venezuela and the Netherlands Antilles.
References
- 1 2 Calotrophon velero (Vokes, 1970). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 196
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