Euthria calypso

Euthria calypso is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Euthria calypso
Apertural view of Euthria calypso
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Euthria
Species:
E. calypso
Binomial name
Euthria calypso
Cosel & Burnay, 1983

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 48 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along the Cape Verdes.

References
  1. Euthria calypso Cosel & Burnay, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 June 2011.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Fraussen K. & Swinnen F. (2016). A review of the genus Euthria Gray, 1839 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Cape Verde archipelago. Xenophora Taxonomy. 11: 9–31
  • "Euthria calypso". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.


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