Volutomitra vaubani

Volutomitra vaubani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]

Volutomitra vaubani
Shell of Volutomitra vaubani (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
Species:
V. vaubani
Binomial name
Volutomitra vaubani
Volutomitra vaubani (MNHN-IM-2000-30314).jpeg
Synonyms[1]

Volutomitra (Waimatea) vaubani Cernohorsky, 1982

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia..

References

  • Cernohorsky W.O. (1982 ["1981"]). On a collection of buccinacean and mitracean gastropods (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) from the Mozambique Channel and New Caledonia. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. ser. 4, section A, 3(4): 985-1009.
  • 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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