Calliotropis pelseneeri

Calliotropis pelseneeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Calliotropidae
Genus:	Calliotropis
Species:	C. pelseneeri
Binomial name
	Calliotropis pelseneeri; Cernohorsky, 1977
Synonyms
	Calliotropis lamellosaPowell, 1958; Margarita lamellosaPelseneer, 1903; Solariellopis? lamellosaThiele, 1912;

Last updated March 18, 2026

Calliotropis pelseneeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.^[1]

Description

The shell attains a height of 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Weddell Sea and the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica

References

↑ Calliotropis pelseneeri Cernohorsky, 1977 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

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.

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[WoRMS-1] Calliotropis pelseneeri Cernohorsky, 1977 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

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Calliotropis pelseneeri

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Description

Distribution

References