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]
  • Calotrophon (Panamurex) velero (Vokes, 1970)
  • Poirieria (Panamurex) velero (Vokes, 1970)

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. 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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