Calliotropis patula

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Calliotropis patula
File:Calliotropis patula 001.jpg
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Calliotropis patula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
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 Eucyclidae.[2]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mozambique.

References

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  1. ^ v. Martens, Sitzungsberichte d. Gesellsch. nat. Freunde Berlin, 1901, S. 25.
  2. ^ 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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