Mirachelus clinocnemus

Mirachelus clinocnemus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontidae
Genus: Mirachelus
Species: M. clinocnemus
Binomial name
Mirachelus clinocnemus
Quinn, 1979

Mirachelus clinocnemus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 4.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Eastern Brasil.

References

  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas


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