Vitricythara metria

Vitricythara metria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Vitricythara metria
Shell of Vitricythara metria (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Vitricythara
Species:
V. metria
Binomial name
Vitricythara metria
(Dall, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acmaturris metria (Dall, 1903)
  • Agathotoma metria (Dall, 1903)
  • Cythara metria Dall, 1903 (original combination)
  • Cythara micromeris Dall, W.H., 1903
  • Pyrgocythara metria (Dall, 1903)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from North Carolina, USA, Guadeloupe, French Guiana to Colombia

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Vitricythara metria (Dall, 1903). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420366 on 2018-02-04


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