Mitromica omanensis

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Mitromica omanensis
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Shell of Mitromica omanensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Mitromica
Species:
M. omanensis
Binomial name
Mitromica omanensis
Herrmann & Gori, 2012

Mitromica omanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 7.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Oman.


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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromica omanensis Herrmann & Gori, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599799 on 2018-12-31
  2. Herrmann M. & Gori S. (2012) Two new species of Mitromica and Thala (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from Oman and Mozambique. Conchylia 42(1-4): 39-47. [May 2012]