Mitromorpha philippinensis

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

Mitromorpha philippinensis
Shell of Mitromorpha philippinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. philippinensis
Binomial name
Mitromorpha philippinensis
Mifsud, 2001
Synonyms[1]

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) philippinensis Mifsud, 2001

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines at a depth between 30 m and 35 m.

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References
  1. Mitromorpha philippinensis Mifsud, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  • Mifsud, C., 2001 The genus Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 and its subgenera with European species, p. 32 pp
  • Chino M. & Stahlschmidt P. (2009) New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Conidae: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya 2(4): 63–82
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) philippinensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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