Calliotropis hysterea
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| Calliotropis hysterea | |
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| Shell of Calliotropis hysterea (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. hysterea |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis hysterea Vilvens, 2007 | |
Calliotropis hysterea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
The length of the shell reaches up to 6mm, covered by iridescent nacre spines along the outside, much like other species in the genus Calliotropis.