Calliotropis excelsior
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| genus = Calliotropis
| species = excelsior
| authority = Vilvens, 2004Vilvens, C., 2004. Description of four new species of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Eucyclinae: Calliotropini) from New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu. Novapex 5(1):19–31
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| synonyms = *Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior Vilvens, 2004
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Calliotropis excelsior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.{{WRMS species|389083|Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004||18 April 2010}}
Description
The shell can grow to be 24 mm.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_44364.shtml|title=Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior|website=www.gastropods.com|access-date=2020-04-07}}
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and New Caledonia.
References
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- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
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Category:Gastropods described in 2004
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