Calliotropis regalis
| Calliotropis regalis | |
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| Original drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Calliotropis regalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Eucyclidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. regalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880) [1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Calliotropis regalis, or the regal spiny margarite,[3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]
In older literature, this species was always synonymized with Margarita regalis Verril & Smlith, 1880 or with Trochus ottoi Philippi, 1844 or with Solariella ottoi Philippi, 1844, all synonyms of Calliotropis ottoi (Philippi, 1844).
Description[edit]
The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 18 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species is distributed in European waters along the British Isles and the Faroes, in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to North Carolina.
References[edit]
- ^ Verrill & Smith (1880), Trans. Conn. Acad., V. p. 530, pl. lvii. fig. 37, 1882; VI. p. 254, pl. xxix. fig. 14.
- ^ a b Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2011.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Calliotropis regalis".
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 60
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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