Calliotropis micraulax

Calliotropis micraulax is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Calliotropis micraulax
Shell of Calliotropis micraulax (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. micraulax
Binomial name
Calliotropis micraulax
Vilvens, 2004[1]
Synonyms

Calliotropis (Solaricida) micraulax Vilvens, 2004

Description

The length of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

References
  1. Vilvens. 2004. Novapex 5(1) : 19–31. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Calliotropis micraulax Vilvens, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
  • "Calliotropis (Solaricida) micraulax". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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