Mitromica foveata

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Mitromica foveata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Mitromica
Species:
M. foveata
Binomial name
Mitromica foveata
(Sowerby II, 1874)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mitra floridanaDall, 1884
  • Mitra foveataG.B. Sowerby II, 1874 (basionym)
  • Thala floridana(Dall, 1884) ·
  • Thala foveata(G.B. Sowerby II, 1874)

Mitromica foveata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]

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Description

The shell is small, subcylindrica] and cancellated. The obtuse spire is equal to aperture in length. The aperture shows a sinus near the suture and is contracted in the middle and a little acuminated anteriorly. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

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