''Calliotropis rostrum'' is a marine gastropod 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

The height of the shell reaches 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and in the

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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 2007 {{Eucyclidae-stub