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''Calliotropis excelsior'' is a
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of sea snail, a marine gastropod
mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
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 ...
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Description

The shell can grow to be 24 mm.


Distribution

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


References

* Vilvens C. (2007) ''New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific''. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.


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Gastropods described in 2004 {{Eucyclidae-stub