Mitromorpha pinguis
Mitromorpha pinguis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha pinguis | |
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| Shell of Mitromorpha pinguis (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. pinguis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha pinguis (Hervier, 1899) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.
References
- Mitromorpha pinguis (Hervier, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- Hervier, J. "Le genre Columbella dans l’Archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie." Journal de Conchyliologie 46 (1899): 305–391
- Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149–180
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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