Calliotropis patula
| Calliotropis patula | |
|---|---|
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| Original drawing with two views of a shell of Calliotropis patula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. patula |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis patula (Martens, 1904) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Basilissa patula Watson, 1878 | |
Calliotropis patula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mozambique.
References
- ↑ v. Martens, Sitzungsberichte d. Gesellsch. nat. Freunde Berlin, 1901, S. 25.
- ↑ Calliotropis patula (Martens, 1904). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1-72.
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