Calliotropis pyramoeides
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| image_caption = Shell of Calliotropis pyramoeides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
| genus = Calliotropis
| species = pyramoeides
| authority = Vilvens, 2007
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Calliotropis pyramoeides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.{{WRMS species|446342|Calliotropis pyramoeides Vilvens, 2007||18 April 2010}}
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 6 mm, and is broadly conical in shape, globular and finely granulate, with discontinuous spiral ribs. The shell features spiral and axial ribs with spines at intersections. Spines lower on the whorl develop into C-shaped lamellae. The umbilicus is broad and encircled by a rib, with spiral and axial ribs inside.{{Cite web |title=Calliotropis pyramoeides Vilvens 2007 - Plazi TreatmentBank |url=http://treatment.plazi.org/id/490087B3FFAD6D30FF1FFF2C5EB0FD81 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=treatment.plazi.org |language=en}}
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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.
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=59388|title=Calliotropis pyramoeides|access-date=15 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 2007
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