Latiromitra cryptodon

Latiromitra cryptodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae.[2]

Latiromitra cryptodon
Shell of Latiromitra cryptodon (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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L. cryptodon
Binomial name
Latiromitra cryptodon
(P. Fischer, 1882)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyomesus chaunax (Bayer, 1971)
  • Latiromitra specialis Locard, 1897
  • Mitra cryptodon P. Fischer, 1882
  • Teramachia chaunax Bayer, 1971

Description

The length of the shell attains 29.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco.

References

  • MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0
  • Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155


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