Calliotropis zone

{{short description|Species of sea snail}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Speciesbox | image = Calliotropis zone (MNHN-IM-2000-9866).jpeg | image_caption = Shell of ''Calliotropis zone'' (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | genus = Calliotropis | species = zone | authority = Vilvens, 2007 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = }}

'''''Calliotropis zone''''' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|446353|''Calliotropis zone'' Vilvens, 2007||18 April 2010}}</ref>

==Description== The Calliotropis zone refers to a biogeographical area typically defined by the presence of Calliotropis, a genus of deep-sea gastropods in the family Eucyclidae. This zone is usually associated with deep marine environments, particularly in the bathyal and abyssal zones of oceans worldwide, where these species thrive on soft substrates. The Calliotropis zone is significant for understanding benthic ecosystems and biodiversity in deep-sea habitats.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bouchet |first=Philippe |url=https://archive.org/details/revisionofnorthe31993bouc |title=Revision of the northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda |last2=Warén |first2=Anders |last3=Società italiana di malacologia |last4=Statens naturvetenskapliga forskningsråd (Sweden) |date=1993 |publisher=Milano : Società italiano di malacologia |others=Smithsonian Libraries}}</ref>

==Distribution== This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Fiji.

==References== {{Reflist}} * Vilvens C. (2007) ''New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific''. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.

==External links== * {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=59393|title=''Calliotropis zone''|access-date=15 January 2019}}

zone Category:Gastropods described in 2007