Acanthais callaoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). Acanthais callaoensis (Gray, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714165 on 2019-01-06Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]
Description
The length of the shell attains 14.4 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Galapagos Islands.
References
Peña G.M. (1973). Gasterópodos marinos del Perú, con descripción de dos nuevas especies. Tesis Doctoral, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 342 p. Lima, Perú.
External links
Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830).