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Calliotropis pulchra

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Calliotropis pulchra is a small sea snail in the family Calliotropidae. It was described by Schepman in 1908. The shell reaches about 12 mm in length. It is yellowish-white and shaped like a depressed cone with a nearly flat base and a large, funnel-shaped umbilicus. There are six slightly convex whorls with distinct ribbing and tubercles, including a keeled, crenulated shoulder. The base has five beaded ridges, and the large umbilicus is ornamented. The aperture is rhombic, and the parietal wall has a thin enamel coating. This species is found in the Arafura Sea and off Tanimbar Island, Indonesia.


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