Calliotropis ptykte

Calliotropis ptykte is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]

Calliotropis ptykte
Shell of Calliotropis ptykte (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. ptykte
Binomial name
Calliotropis ptykte
Vilvens, 2007

Description

The length of the shell reaches 4.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tonga.

References
  1. Calliotropis ptykte Vilvens, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • "Calliotropis ptykte". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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