Calliotropis regalis

Calliotropis regalis, or the regal spiny margarite,[3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Calliotropis regalis
Original drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Calliotropis regalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. regalis
Binomial name
Calliotropis regalis
(Verrill & Smith, 1880) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Calliostoma regalis Verrill & S. Smith, 1880
  • Lischkeia regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
  • Margarita regalis Verrill & S. Smith, 1880 (basionym)
  • Solariella regalis (Verrill & S. Smith, 1880)

In older literature, this species was always synonymized with Margarita regalis Verril & Smlith, 1880 or with Trochus ottoi Philippi, 1844 or with Solariella ottoi Philippi, 1844, all synonyms of Calliotropis ottoi (Philippi, 1844).

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters along the British Isles and the Faroes, in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to North Carolina.

References
  1. Verrill & Smith (1880), Trans. Conn. Acad., V. p. 530, pl. lvii. fig. 37, 1882; VI. p. 254, pl. xxix. fig. 14.
  2. Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2011.
  3. "ITIS - Report: Calliotropis regalis".
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 60
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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