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Calliotectum
''Calliotectum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Volutidae. The genus was first described by William Healey Dall in 1890. Description The shell shows a dark vernicose periostracum. There is no differentiated siphonal canal, anal sulcus or fasciole. The shell is axially ribbed. The Columella (gastropod), columella is thin and twisted. The axis is impervious. The outer Lip (gastropod), lip is simple, arcuate, thin, not internally lirate. The Operculum (gastropod), operculum is like that of ''Fusinus'', but arcuate. The animal is blind, without radula or poison gland. Type species: ''Calliotectum vernicosum'' Dall, 1890. Distribution Species of the genus are found off Taiwan, in the East China Sea, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, Philippines, Eastern Pacific, Galapagos Islands, Lubang Island, Wallis and Futuna, Kermadec Islands, Chesterfield Isles, East China Sea, Indonesia, in the Arafura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliotectum Tibiaeforme
''Calliotectum tibiaeforme'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Volutidae, the volutes. ;Subspecies: * ''Calliotectum tibiaeforme barneli'' Bail, 2006 * ''Calliotectum tibiaeforme johnsoni'' (Bartsch, 1942) * ''Calliotectum tibiaeforme williamsorum'' (Rehder, 1972) Description Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines. References * Kuroda, T. 1931. Two new species of Volutacea. Venus 3: 45–49 page(s): 45, figs 2,3 [details] * Bail, P., 2006. A new subspecies of Calliotectum tibiaeforme Kuroda, 1931 (Gastropoda: Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815) from the eastern Celebes Sea. Visaya 1(6): 114–122 Volutidae Gastropods described in 1931 {{Volutidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |