Biology:Volutomitra bayeri

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Volutomitra bayeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
Species:
V. bayeri
Binomial name
Volutomitra bayeri
Okutani, 1982

Volutomitra bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Suriname.

References

  • Okutani, T. (1982). A new genus and five new species of gastropods trawled from off Surinam. Venus. 41 109-120
  • Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 1(4): 467-502

Wikidata ☰ Q6782342 entry