Calliotropis blacki

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

Calliotropis blacki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. blacki
Binomial name
Calliotropis blacki
Marshall, 1979
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliotropis (Calliotropis) blacki Marshall, 1979 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell reaches 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Kermadec Islands.

References
  1. Calliotropis blacki Marshall, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Marshall B. A. (1979). The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521–552-page(s): 527
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.


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