Spinicalliotropis chalkeie

Spinicalliotropis chalkeie is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eucyclidae.[1]

Spinicalliotropis chalkeie
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Spinicalliotropis
Species:
S. chalkeie
Binomial name
Spinicalliotropis chalkeie
(Vilvens, 2007)
Synonyms

Calliotropis chalkeie Vilvens, 2007 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell reaches 6.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Spinicalliotropis chalkeie (Vilvens, 2007). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1430277 on 2020-07-17
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  • "Calliotropis chalkeie". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72
  • Kano, Y.; Chikyu, E.; Warén, A. (2009). Morphological, ecological and molecular characterization of the enigmatic planispiral snail genus Adeuomphalus (Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 75(4): 397-418