Calliotropis eltanini
Calliotropis eltanini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | C. eltanini |
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| Calliotropis eltanini Dell, 1990 [1] | |
Description
The length of the shell reaches 14.1 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs off the South Shetland Islands at a depth of 900 m.
References
- Dell, R. K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca, with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 27: iv + 311 pp
- Calliotropis eltanini Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
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