Mitromorpha salisburyi
| Mitromorpha salisburyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. salisburyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha salisburyi (Cernohorsky, 1978) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mitromorpha salisburyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
Description
The length of the ovate-biconic shell varies between 3 mm and 4 mm; its diameter is 2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hawaii and the Tuamotu Islands
References
- 1 2 Mitromorpha salisburyi (Cernohorsky, 1978). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
- Cernohorsky W.O. (1978) New species of Mitridae, Costellariidae, and Turridae from the Hawaiian Islands with notes in Mitra sphoni in the Galapagos Islands. The Nautilus 92(3): 61-67
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Mitromorpha (Mitromorpha) salisburyi
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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