Mitromorpha benthicola
Mitromorpha benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha benthicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. benthicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha benthicola (Dell, 1962) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand
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References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha benthicola (Dell, 1962). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598997 on 2018-02-15
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
External links
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Museum of New Zealand : Mitromorpha benthicola
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