Biology:Mitromorpha olivoidea

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Mitromorpha olivoidea
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Mitromorpha olivoidea (Cantraine, 1835)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. olivoidea
Binomial name
Mitromorpha olivoidea
(Cantraine, 1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra olivoidea Cantraine, 1835 (original description)
  • Mitra striarella Calcara, 1841 (uncertain synonym)*
  • Mitrolumna melitensis Mifsud, 1993
  • Mitrolumna oliviformis Locard, 1891 (unjustified emendation)
  • Mitrolumna olivoidea (Cantraine, 1835)
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) olivoidea (Cantraine, 1835)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Mitromorpha melitensis (Mifsud, 1993)

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

Description

The length varies from 6 mm to 10 mm.

Distribution

THis species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off France , Spain , Algeria and Capri; also off Morocco.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5233608 entry