Calliotropis rudecta

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

Calliotropis rudecta
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Calliotropis rudecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. rudecta
Binomial name
Calliotropis rudecta
(Locard, 1898)
Synonyms[1]

Solariella rudecta Locard, 1898

Description

The height of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2013). Calliotropis rudecta (Locard, 1898). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723102 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.
  • Locard, A., 1898 Mollusques testacés. In: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, vol. Tome 2, pp. 1–515 p, 18 pls


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