Mitromorpha regis

Mitromorpha regis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mitromorphidae
Genus:Mitromorpha
Species: M. regis
Binomial name
Mitromorpha regis
(Powell, 1937)
Synonyms[1]
  • Itia regis (Powell, A.W.B., 1937)
  • Mitrithara regis Powell, 1937
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) regis (Powell, A.W.B., 1937)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm and its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands and off Northland

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha regis (Powell, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598999 on 2018-03-12
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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