Biology:Volutomitra persephone
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Volutomitra persephone | |
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| Shell of Volutomitra persephone (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Volutomitridae |
| Genus: | Volutomitra |
| Species: | V. persephone
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| Binomial name | |
| Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971
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Volutomitra persephone is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell of the holotype is 40.7 mm; its diameter 16.1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Panama and Venezuela.
References
- ↑ Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6781649 entry
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