Biology:Mitromorpha purpurata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Mitromorpha purpurata
Mitromorpha purpurata 001.jpg
Shells of Mitromorpha purpurata (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. purpurata
Binomial name
Mitromorpha purpurata
Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

  • Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P., 2009. New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya: 63–82

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6882892 entry