Calliotropis calatha

Calliotropis calatha
Scientific classification
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.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 10 mm.

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

Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1–134
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

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