Calliotropis rhysa

Calliotropis rhysa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species: C. rhysa
Binomial name
Calliotropis rhysa
(Watson, 1879) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Trochus (Margarita) rhysus Watson, 1879 (original combination)
  • Trochus rhysus Watson, 1879

Calliotropis rhysa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[2][3][4]

Description

The height of the shell attains 6.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off Sombrero Island, Antigua.

References

  1. ↑ Watson, R. B. 1879. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part IV. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 14: 692-716
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliotropis rhysa (Watson, 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532255 on 2013-04-14
  3. ↑ Quinn J.F., Jr. 1991. New species of Gaza, Mirachelus, Calliotropis, and Echinogurges (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus, 105: 166-172.
  4. ↑ Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System


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