''Calliotropis'' is a

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sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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 ...

s in the

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Eucyclidae.

Taxonomy

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) the genus ''Calliotropis'' is placed in the subfamily Calliotropinae within the family Chilodontidae. New insights into the taxonomy of the

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were provided by Kano (2007).Kano Y. (2007). "Vetigastropod phylogeny and a new concept of Seguenzioidea: independent evolution of copulatory organs in the deep-sea habitats". ''

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Description

The size of the shell of species in this genus is small to moderate. The iridescent shell is thin and contains a conspicuous umbilicus. Its sculpture shows spiral rows with many tubercles. The shells resemble ''

Solariella ''Solariella'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Solariella ...

'', but differ in the

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, which is longer, with a larger number of uncini. The teeth of the median part are less denticulated.

Species

Species within the genus ''Calliotropis'' include: *'' Calliotropis abyssicola'' Rehder & Ladd, 1973 * ''

Calliotropis achantodes ''Calliotropis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eucyclidae. Taxonomy According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) the genus ''Calliotropis'' is placed in the subfamily Calliotrop ...

'' Vilvens, 2020 *'' Calliotropis acherontis'' Marshall, 1979 *'' Calliotropis actinophora'' ( Dall, 1890) *'' Calliotropis aeglees'' ( Watson, 1879) * † '' Calliotropis aliabadensis'' Nützel & Senowbari-Daryan, 1999 *'' Calliotropis ambigua'' ( Dautzenberg &

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, 1896) *'' Calliotropis ammos'' Vilvens, 2012 * ''

Calliotropis andamanensis ''Calliotropis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eucyclidae. Taxonomy According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) the genus ''Calliotropis'' is placed in the subfamily Calliotrop ...

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, 1844) *'' Calliotropis pagodiformis'' ( Schepman, 1908) *'' Calliotropis pataxo'' Absalao, 2009 *'' Calliotropis patula'' (Martens, 1904) *'' Calliotropis pelseneeri'' Cernohorsky, 1977 *'' Calliotropis persculpta'' ( Sowerby, 1903) *'' Calliotropis pheidole'' Vilvens, 2007 *'' Calliotropis philippei'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 *'' Calliotropis pistis'' Vilvens, 2007 *''

Calliotropis pompe ''Calliotropis pompe'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationshi ...

'' Barnard, 1963 *'' Calliotropis powelli'' Marshall, 1979 * '' Calliotropis prionote'' Vilvens, 2020 *'' Calliotropis ptykte'' Vilvens, 2007 *'' Calliotropis pulchra'' ( Schepman, 1908) *'' Calliotropis pulvinaris'' Vilvens, 2005 *'' Calliotropis pyramoeides'' Vilvens, 2007 *'' Calliotropis regalis'' (Verrill & Smith, 1880) *'' Calliotropis reticulina'' ( Dall, 1895) *''

Calliotropis rhina ''Solariella rhina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 10 mm. The shell has a conical shape, with a broad and tumid base and a wide narrowed umbilic ...

'' ( Watson, 1886) *'' Calliotropis rhysa'' ( Watson, 1879) * † '' Calliotropis rivulensis'' Lozouet, 1999 *'' Calliotropis rostrum'' Vilvens, 2007 *'' Calliotropis rudecta'' (Locard, 1898) *'' Calliotropis sagarinoi'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 *'' Calliotropis scalaris'' Lee & Wu, 2001 * † '' Calliotropis seguris'' Kiel & Bandel, 2001 * '' Calliotropis siopele'' Vilvens, 2020 *'' Calliotropis siphaios'' Vilvens, 2007 *'' Calliotropis solomonensis'' Vilvens, 2007 *'' Calliotropis spinulosa'' ( Schepman, 1908) *'' Calliotropis stanyi'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 *'' Calliotropis stegos'' Vilvens, 2007 * '' Calliotropis stethos'' Vilvens, 2020 *'' Calliotropis stellaris'' Lee & Wu, 2001 * † '' Calliotropis subdisjuncta'' (Cossmann, 1908) * '' Calliotropis tabakaensis'' Hickman, 2016 *'' Calliotropis talismani'' (Locard, 1898) * '' Calliotropis tavmaste'' Vilvens, 2020 *'' Calliotropis tiara'' ( Watson, 1879) * '' Calliotropis tominiensis'' Hickman, 2016 * † '' Calliotropis tophina'' P. A. Maxwell, 1992 *'' Calliotropis trieres'' Vilvens, 2007 *'' Calliotropis vaillanti'' (

, 1882) *'' Calliotropis valida'' ( Dautzenberg &

, 1906) *'' Calliotropis velata'' Vilvens, 2006 *'' Calliotropis vilvensi'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 *'' Calliotropis virginiae'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * † '' Calliotropis wakefieldi'' Hayward, 1981 *'' Calliotropis wilsi'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * '' Calliotropis yapensis'' S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2018 *'' Calliotropis yukikoae'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 *'' Calliotropis zone'' Vilvens, 2007 :Species brought into synonymy: *''Calliotropis (Calliotropis)'': synonym of Calliotropis L. Seguenza, 1903 *''Calliotropis (Solaricida)'' Dall, 1919 represented as ''Calliotropis'' L. Seguenza, 1903 *''Calliotropis ammonaformis'' Lee & Wu, 2001: synonym of ''Calliotropis annonaformis'' Lee & Wu, 2001 *''Calliotropis chalkeie'' Vilvens, 2007: synonym of '' Spinicalliotropis chalkeie'' (Vilvens, 2007) (original combination) *''Calliotropis crystalophorus'' Marshall, 1979: synonym of ''Calliotropis crystalophora'' Marshall, 1979 *''Calliotropis ericius'' Vilvens, 2006: synonym of '' Spinicalliotropis ericius'' (Vilvens, 2006) (original combination) *''Calliotropis lamellifera'' Jansen, 1994: synonym of '' Spinicalliotropis lamellifera'' (Jansen, 1994) (original combination) *''Calliotropis scabriusculus'' ( Watson, 1879): synonym of ''Calliotropis tiara'' ( Watson, 1879) *''Calliotropis solariellaformis'' Vilvens, 2006: synonym of '' Spinicalliotropis solariellaformis'' Vilvens, 2006 (original combination) *''Calliotropis spinosa'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006: synonym of '' Spinicalliotropis spinosa''

References

* Marshall B. A. (1979). ''The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521–552-page(s): 530 * Vilvens C. (2012) ''New species and new records of Seguenzioidea and Trochoidea (Gastropoda) from French Polynesia''. Novapex 13(1): 1–23. 0 March 2012page(s): 4

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3140335 Eucyclidae Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi