''Calliotropis abyssicola'' is a

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, a marine

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mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

in the

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Eucyclidae.

Description

It can have a shell size of up to 10mm.

Distribution

It can be found in the Mid-Pacific Seamounts between the

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and

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References

* Rehder H. A. & Ladd H. S. (1973) ''Deep and shallow-water mollusks from the Central Pacific''. Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Sendai, ser. 2 (Geology) Special vol. 6 (Hatai Memorial Volume): 37–49, pl. 3. page(s): 44 * Vilvens C. (2007) ''New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific''. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.

External links

* abyssicola Gastropods described in 1973 {{Eucyclidae-stub