Calliotropis hysterea

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| image = Calliotropis hysterea (MNHN-IM-2000-9864).jpeg

| image_caption = Shell of Calliotropis hysterea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)

| genus = Calliotropis

| species = hysterea

| authority = Vilvens, 2007

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Calliotropis hysterea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.{{WRMS species|446318|Calliotropis hysterea Vilvens, 2007||18 April 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell reaches up to 6mm, covered by iridescent nacre spines along the outside, much like other species in the genus Calliotropis.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off 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.