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Calotrophon velero

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Calotrophon velero

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Rank
  
Species

Calotrophon velero is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Colombia, Venezuela and the Netherlands Antilles.

References

Calotrophon velero Wikipedia