Mitromorpha purpurata

Mitromorpha purpurata
Shells of Mitromorpha purpurata (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mitromorphidae
Genus:Mitromorpha
Species: M. purpurata
Binomial name
Mitromorpha purpurata
Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009

Mitromorpha purpurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  • Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P., 2009. New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya: 63-82

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