Calliotropis calatha

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

Calliotropis calatha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. calatha
Binomial name
Calliotropis calatha
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Margarita lata Dall, 1889
  • Solariella calatha Dall, 1927 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 10 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Georgia to Florida, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles

References

  1. Calliotropis calatha (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 February 2011.


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