''Calliotropis abyssicola'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod

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in the

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Eucyclidae Eucyclidae is a family of gastropods in the superfamily Seguenzioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family has no subfamilies. Genera Genera within the family Eucyclidae include: * '' Amberl ...

Description

It can have a shell size of up to 10mm.

Distribution

It can be found in the Mid-Pacific Seamounts between the

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and

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References

* Rehder H. A. & Ladd H. S. (1973) ''Deep and shallow-water mollusks from the Central Pacific''. Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Sendai, ser. 2 (Geology) Special vol. 6 (Hatai Memorial Volume): 37–49, pl. 3. page(s): 44 * Vilvens C. (2007) ''New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific''. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.

External links

* abyssicola Gastropods described in 1973 {{Eucyclidae-stub