Calliotropis calatha

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

Calliotropis calatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. calatha
Binomial name
Calliotropis calatha
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Margarita lata Dall, 1889
  • Solariella calatha Dall, 1927 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 10 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Georgia to Florida, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles

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References

  1. Calliotropis calatha (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 February 2011.


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