Calliotropis velata

Calliotropis velata
Shell of Calliotropis velata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. velata
Binomial name
Calliotropis velata
Vilvens, 2006

Calliotropis velata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae. This species was recorded for the first time in 2006 in Western Madagascar,as part of the BENTHEDI and MD-32 exhibitions.

Description

The height of the shell reaches 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  1. ↑ Vilvens. 2006. Novapex Volume: 7 Issue: 2–3 Pages: 55–70. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Calliotropis velata Vilvens, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Vilvens, Claude (10 June 2006). "New records and new species of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae: Calliotropinae) from Madagascar, Mayotte Island and Reunion Island". Novapex, quarterly of the Belgian Malacological Society. Retrieved 18 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)