Calliotropis granolirata, common name the Cape cog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[1]
| Calliotropis granolirata | |
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| Shell of Calliotropis granolirata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. granolirata
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis granolirata (Sowerby, 1903)
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Description
editThe length of the shell reaches 25 mm.
The shell is small, featuring a conical spire and a rounded base. It is sculpted with prominent spiral cords that bear well-developed granules. The spire whorls have three cords, including one at the periphery, while the base is adorned with four cords. The umbilicus is closed, and the aperture displays a nacreous (mother-of-pearl) sheen when the shell is fresh.
Coloration is uniformly milky-white to pale buff, with a matte, non-lustrous finish. [2]
Distribution
editA marine species endemic to South Africa, it has been reliably recorded only from deep waters off the Cape Agulhas–Cape Point region, at depths reaching up to 2,750 meters.
References
edit- ^ Calliotropis granolirata (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-86868-098-6. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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- Barnard K.H. (1963). ". Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa. Tectibranchiata. Polyplacophora. Solenogastres. Scaphopoda". Annals of the South African Museum. 47 (2): 260.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
External links
edit- Sowerby, G.B. III (1903). "Mollusca of South Africa". Marine Investigations in South Africa. 2 (3): 222.
- "Calliotropis granolirata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Herbert, D.G. (2015). [ttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 "An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca)"]. Zootaxa. 4049 (1): 1–98.