Calliotropis calatha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Eucyclidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. calatha
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis calatha (Dall, 1927)
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Description edit
The shell grows to a length of 10 mm
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Georgia to Florida, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles
References edit
- ^ Calliotropis calatha (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 February 2011.
- Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1–134
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas