Biology:Mitromorpha brevispira

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Mitromorpha brevispira
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. brevispira
Binomial name
Mitromorpha brevispira
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms[1]

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) brevispira Kilburn, 1986

Mitromorpha brevispira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.9 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.

References

  • Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6882680 entry