Calliotropis motutaraensis

Calliotropis motutaraensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, in the family Calliotropidae. Fossils of the species date to early Miocene strata of the west coast of the Auckland Region.

Description

In the original description, Powell described the species as follows:
The holotype of the species measures in length and has a diameter of.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1935. The holotype was collected at an unknown date prior to 1935 from southern Maukatia Bay near Muriwai, Auckland Region, and is held in the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Distribution and habitat

This extinct marine species occurs in early Miocene strata of the Nihotupu Formation of New Zealand, on the west coast of the Waitākere Ranges of the Auckland Region, New Zealand. The species likely lived in shallow waters.