Mitromorpha karpathensis
Mitromorpha karpathensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha karpathensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. karpathensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha karpathensis (Nordsieck, 1969) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and off the Canary Islands.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha karpathensis (Nordsieck, 1969). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181072 on 2018-04-12
- Nordsieck F. (1969). Die europäischen Meeresmuscheln. Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart XIII + 256 pp
- Mifsud C. (2001). The genus Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 (Neogastropoda, Turridae), and its sub-genera with notes on the European species. Published by the Author, Rabat, Malta 32 pp
External links
- Amati B., Smriglio C. & Oliverio M. (2015). Revision of the Recent Mediterranean species of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Mitromorphidae) with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa. 3931(2): 151–195
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) karpathoensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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