| Calliotropis eucheloides | |
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| Shell of Calliotropis eucheloides (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. eucheloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis eucheloides Marshall, 1979 | |
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Calliotropis eucheloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.
Description
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The length of the shell reaches 10 mm. The short-shelled form has a series of vertical ridges that run along the edge of the spire (in some subspecies there are several circular ridges on the surface of the shell). The color is mainly cream with a few dark streaks.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and the Kermadec Islands.
References
- from synonym: Marshall B. A. (1979). The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521–552 page(s): 527
- ^ Calliotropis eucheloides Marshall, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- "Femorale - Since 1989". www.femorale.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
External links
- "Calliotropis (Calliotropis) eucheloides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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