Calliotropis mogadorensis
Calliotropis mogadorensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1][2]
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| Original drawing with three views of a shell of Calliotropis mogadorensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Eucyclidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. mogadorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis mogadorensis (Locard, 1898) | |
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Description
The height of the shell attains 13 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco at depths between 912 m and 1900 m.
References
- Gofas, S. (2013). Calliotropis mogadorensis (Locard, 1898). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723103 on 2013-04-14
- Vilvens C. & Swennen F. (2008). New records of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae) from central eastern Atlantic. Novapex, 9(1): 17-32.
- Locard A. (1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1–18
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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