Biology:Microdaphne morrisoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Microdaphne morrisoni
Microdaphne morrisoni 003.jpg
Shell of Microdaphne morrisoni (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Microdaphne
Species:
M. morrisoni
Binomial name
Microdaphne morrisoni
Rehder, 1980

Microdaphne morrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found off the Tuamotu Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines .

References

  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3721621 entry