''Calliotropis pelseneeri'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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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 ...
.
;Subspecies:
* ''Calliotropis pelseneeri pelseneeri''
Cernohorsky, 1977
* ''Calliotropis pelseneeri rossiana''
Dell, 1990 (
species inquirenda
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The term ...
)
Description
The shell attains a height of 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the
Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Mar ...
and the
Bellingshausen Sea
The Bellingshausen Sea is an area along the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula between 57°18'W and 102°20'W, west of Alexander Island, east of Cape Flying Fish on Thurston Island, and south of Peter I Island
Peter I Island ( no, Peter I � ...
, Antarctica
References
* Vilvens C. & Sellanes J. (2010). ''Description of Calliotropis ceciliae new species (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae: Calliotropinae) from off Chile''. The Nautilus 124(2):107–111
* Engl W. (2012) ''Shells of Antarctica''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External links
pelseneeri
Gastropods described in 1977
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