Calliotropis basileus

Calliotropis basileus
	Shell of Calliotropis basileus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	Calliotropidae
Genus:	Calliotropis
Species:	C. basileus
Binomial name
	Calliotropis basileus; Vilvens, 2004

Last updated September 23, 2025

Calliotropis basileus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.^[2]

Distribution

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

References

↑ Vilvens. 2004. Novapex 5(1) : 19–31. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
↑ Calliotropis basileus Vilvens, 2004 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

Vilvens C. 2004. Description of four new species of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Eucyclinae: Calliotropini) from New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu. Novapex 5(1): 19–31
Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72

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[1] Vilvens. 2004. Novapex 5(1) : 19–31. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Calliotropis basileus Vilvens, 2004 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

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Calliotropis basileus

Shell of Calliotropis basileus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	Calliotropidae
Genus:	Calliotropis
Species:	C. basileus
Binomial name
*Calliotropis basileus* Vilvens, 2004^[1]