Microvoluta marginata

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Microvoluta marginata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Microvoluta
Species:
M. marginata
Binomial name
Microvoluta marginata
(Hutton, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Microvoluta cuvierensisFinlay, 1930
  • Turricula linctaHutton, 1885
  • Turricula marginataHutton, 1885
  • Vulpecula (Pusia) biconicaR. Murdoch & Suter, 1906
  • Vulpecula biconicaMurdoch & Suter, 1906
  • Vulpecula marginata(Hutton, 1885)

Microvoluta marginata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6mm.

Distribution

It is only known to occur in New Zealand.

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References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B.; Kantor, Y. (2015). Microvoluta marginata (Hutton, 1885). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450654 Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine on 2016-07-03

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