Mitromorpha chelonion

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

Mitromorpha chelonion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. chelonion
Binomial name
Mitromorpha chelonion
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms[1]

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) chelonion Kilburn, 1986

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.9 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.

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References

  • Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mitromorpha chelonion


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