Calliotropis mogadorensis explained

Calliotropis mogadorensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The height of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco at depths between 912 m and 1900 m.

References

• Locard A. (1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1–18
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2013). Calliotropis mogadorensis (Locard, 1898). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723103 on 2013-04-14
2. Vilvens C. & Swennen F. (2008). New records of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae) from central eastern Atlantic. Novapex, 9(1): 17-32.