Mitromorpha flammulata

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

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6.5 mm and 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan, Guam and the Marianas.

References
  1. Mitromorpha flammulata Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  • Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P., 2009. New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya: 63–82
  • MNHN, Paris : Mitromorpha flammulata (paratype)
  • "Mitromorpha flammulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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