Calliotropis excelsior
Species of gastropod
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Calliotropis excelsior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]
| Calliotropis excelsior | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. excelsior |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004[1] | |
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Description
The shell can grow to be 24 mm.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and New Caledonia.