Callipara africana explained

Callipara africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

Subspecies:

• Callipara africana africana (Reeve, 1856)
• Callipara africana pumila Bail & Aiken, 2017

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

• Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS)
• Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. pp. 314–333, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2017). Callipara africana. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=998258 on 18 October 2017