Calotrophon ostrearum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Calotrophon |
Species: | C. ostrearum |
Binomial name | |
Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Calotrophon emilyaePetuch, 1988 |
Calotrophon ostrearum, common name the mauve-mouth drill, is a species of small, predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]