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Calliotropis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Calliotropidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Seguenzioidea

Subfamily
  
Calliotropinae

Calliotropis

Similar
  
Bathybembix, Solariella, Seguenzioidea, Euchelus, Ginebis argenteonitens

Calliotropis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliotropidae.

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Taxonomy

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) the genus Calliotropis is placed in the subfamily Calliotropinae within the family Chilodontidae.

New insights into the taxonomy of the Seguenzioidea were provided by Kano (2007).

Description

The size of the shell of species in this genus is small to moderate. The iridescent shell is thin and contains a conspicuous umbilicus. Its sculpture shows spiral rows with many tubercles.

The shells resemble Solariella, but differ in the radula, which is longer, with a larger number of uncini. The teeth of the median part are less denticulated.

Species

Species within the genus Calliotropis include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Calliotropis (Calliotropis): synonym of Calliotropis L. Seguenza, 1903
  • Calliotropis (Solaricida) Dall, 1919 represented as Calliotropis L. Seguenza, 1903
  • Calliotropis ammonaformis Lee & Wu, 2001: synonym of Calliotropis annonaformis Lee & Wu, 2001
  • Calliotropis crystalophorus Marshall, 1979: synonym of Calliotropis crystalophora Marshall, 1979
  • Calliotropis scabriusculus (Watson, 1879): synonym of Calliotropis tiara (Watson, 1879)
  • Calliotropis spinosa Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006: synonym of Spinicalliotropis spinosa

    • References

    Calliotropis Wikipedia
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