Calotrophon velero

(Redirected from Poirieria velero)

Calotrophon velero is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Calotrophon velero
Shell of Calotrophon velero (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Calotrophon
Species:
C. velero
Binomial name
Calotrophon velero
(Vokes, 1970)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calotrophon (Panamurex) velero (Vokes, 1970)
  • Poirieria (Panamurex) velero (Vokes, 1970)
  • Poirieria velero Vokes, 1970 (original combination)

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

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C. velero lives in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana and the Netherlands Antilles.

References

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  1. ^ a b Calotrophon velero (Vokes, 1970). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 196
  • Garrigues B. & Lamy D. , 2017. Muricidae récoltés en Guyane au cours de l’expédition La Planète Revisitée. Xenophora Taxonomy 15: 29-38
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  • "Calotrophon velero". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.