Latiromitra paiciorum

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Latiromitra paiciorum
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Shell of Latiromitra paiciorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Latiromitra
Species:
L. paiciorum
Binomial name
Latiromitra paiciorum
Bouchet & Kantor, 2000 [1]

Latiromitra paiciorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae. [2] It is named after the Kanak linguistic group, occupying the east coast of New Caledonia near Cape Bayes, and the speakers of the Paici language. [3]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 25.1 mm. [2] Color is light brown-beige, polished, and periostracum transparent. L. paiciorum resembles L. crytodon , but differs in having fewer axial ribs and stronger columellar plaits. It differs from other Indo-Pacific species by its small adult size. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Norfolk Ridge. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet & Kantor (2000). The Veliger 43 (1) : 1–23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Latiromitra paiciorum Bouchet & Kantor, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P, and YI Kantor. “The Anatomy and Systematics of Latiromitra, a Genus of Tropical Deep-Water Ptychatractinae (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae).” The Veliger 43.1 (2000): 1–23. Print.


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