Curtitoma contraria

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Curtitoma contraria
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Shell of Curtitoma contraria (paratype in the MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Curtitoma
Species:
C. contraria
Binomial name
Curtitoma contraria
Bonfitto & Morassi, 2012

Curtitoma contraria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

Contents

It is the only known species with a sinistral shell within the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.

The Curtitoma contraria has a benthos functional group, and is a predator. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Curtitoma contraria Bonfitto & Morassi, 2012. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607864 on 2017-04-15


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