Calliotropis vaillanti
Species of gastropod
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Calliotropis vaillanti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
| Calliotropis vaillanti | |
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| Drawing with two views of a shell of Calliotropis vaillanti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. vaillanti |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis vaillanti (P. Fischer, 1882) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The height of the shell attains 8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, the Azores and the Cape Verdes at depths between 495 m and 1,674 m.
