Volutomitra ziczac

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

Volutomitra ziczac
Shell of Volutomitra ziczac (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. ziczac
Binomial name
Volutomitra ziczac
Bouchet & Kantor, 2004

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  • 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.
  • Y. Kantor, 2010, Checklist of Recent Volutomitridae


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