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Callipara africana

Callipara africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Subspecies:
  • Callipara africana africana <small>(Reeve, 1856)</small>
  • Callipara africana pumila <small>Bail & Aiken, 2017</small>

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS)
  • Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. pp.&nbsp;314–333, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.