Calliotropis equatorialis
Calliotropis equatorialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
Calliotropis equatorialis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
Family: | Eucyclidae |
Genus: | Calliotropis |
Species: | C. equatorialis |
Binomial name | |
Calliotropis equatorialis (Dall, 1896) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The shell can grow to be 21 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Southern California to Peru.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliotropis equatorialis (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592779 on 2013-04-14
- W.H. Dall (1908), The Mollusca and the Brachiopoda; Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology vol. XLIII no. 6, 1908
- Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to PerĂº, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp
- Marshall B. A. (1979). The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521-552 page(s): 531
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