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Taxonomy
Family:
EUCYCLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Seguenziida (Order)
> Seguenzioidea (Superfamily)
> Eucyclidae (Family)
> Calliotropis (Genus)
> acherontis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Calliotropis (Calliotropis) acherontis B.A. Marshall, 1979 accepted, alternate representation
Images: Calliotropis acherontis B.A. Marshall, 1979
Holotype collected 28 Oct 1975, SE of Chanter Islets, Raoul Island, NZ (M.230816). 4mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Off Chanter Islets, 500-550 metres, Kermadecs. 4.3mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
EUCYCLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Seguenziida (Order)
> Seguenzioidea (Superfamily)
> Eucyclidae (Family)
> Calliotropis (Genus)
> acherontis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Calliotropis (Calliotropis) acherontis B.A. Marshall, 1979 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Calliotropis acherontis B.A. Marshall, 1979
Size/Grows to:
Height 4.75mm, Width 3.45mm
Distribution:
South-western Pacific and south-western Indian Ocean. West Norfolk Ridge, Kermadec Ridge and E of Great Barrier Island, from 427-774m
Type Data:
  • 500-550 metres, off Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1979 The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda), New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 6(4) (p.529) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil