Calliotropis excelsior

Calliotropis excelsior
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Calliotropidae
Genus:	Calliotropis
Species:	C. excelsior
Binomial name
Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004[1]
Synonyms
Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior Vilvens, 2004

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

Description

The shell can grow to be 24 mm.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and New Caledonia.

References

1. Vilvens, C., 2004. Description of four new species of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Eucyclinae: Calliotropini) from New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu. Novapex 5(1):19–31
2. Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
3. "Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

• Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.