Calliotropis granolirata
| Calliotropis granolirata | |
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| Shell of Calliotropis granolirata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. granolirata
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis granolirata (Sowerby, 1903)
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Calliotropis granolirata, common name the Cape cog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell reaches 25 mm.
The shell is small, featuring a conical spire and a rounded base. It is sculpted with prominent spiral cords that bear well-developed granules. The spire whorls have three cords, including one at the periphery, while the base is adorned with four cords. The umbilicus is closed, and the aperture displays a nacreous (mother-of-pearl) sheen when the shell is fresh.
Coloration is uniformly milky-white to pale buff, with a matte, non-lustrous finish. [2]
Distribution
[edit]A marine species endemic to South Africa, it has been reliably recorded only from deep waters off the Cape Agulhas–Cape Point region, at depths reaching up to 2,750 meters.
References
[edit]- ^ Calliotropis granolirata (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-86868-098-6. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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- Barnard K.H. (1963). ". Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa. Tectibranchiata. Polyplacophora. Solenogastres. Scaphopoda". Annals of the South African Museum. 47 (2): 260.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
External links
[edit]- Sowerby, G.B. III (1903). "Mollusca of South Africa". Marine Investigations in South Africa. 2 (3): 222.
- "Calliotropis granolirata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Herbert, D.G. (2015). [ttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 "An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca)"]. Zootaxa. 4049 (1): 1–98.