Calliotropis echidna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
| Calliotropis echidna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. echidna
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis echidna Jansen, 1994
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Description
editThe shell can grow to be 6 mm in length.
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Arafura Sea, and off New Caledonia and East Australia at depths between 115 m and 229 m.
References
edit- ^ Calliotropis echidna Jansen, 1994. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.