Volutomitra erebus
Volutomitra erebus, common name the Erebus mitre volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]
| Volutomitra erebus | |
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| Shell of Volutomitra erebus (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Volutomitridae |
| Genus: | Volutomitra |
| Species: | V. erebus |
| Binomial name | |
| Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Colombia and in the Caribbean Sea off Trinidad & Tobago and the Grenadines.
References
- Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 1(4): 467-502.
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