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Calliotropis calatha

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Calliotropis calatha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. calatha
Binomial name
Calliotropis calatha
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Margarita lata Dall, 1889
  • Solariella calatha Dall, 1927 (basionym)

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

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 10 mm

Distribution

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

References

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