See text Calliotropis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eucyclidae.
[2] According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) the genus Calliotropis is placed in the subfamily Calliotropinae within the family Chilodontidae.
New insights into the taxonomy of the Seguenzioidea were provided by Kano (2007).
[3] The size of the shell of species in this genus is small to moderate.
The shells resemble Solariella, but differ in the radula, which is longer, with a larger number of uncini.