Calliotropis malapascuensis

Calliotropis malapascuensis
Shell of Calliotropis malapascuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Seguenzioidea
Family:Calliotropidae
Genus:Calliotropis
Species: C. malapascuensis
Binomial name
Calliotropis malapascuensis
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]
Synonyms[2]

Calliotropis (Adamsenida) malapascuensis Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4.4 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. ↑ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
  2. 1 2 Calliotropis malapascuensis Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1-72.

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