Mitromorpha alyssae

Mitromorpha alyssae
Shell of Mitromorpha alyssae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mitromorphidae
Genus:	Mitromorpha
Species:	M. alyssae
Binomial name
Mitromorpha alyssae Amati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2015
Synonyms [1]
Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) alyssaeAmati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2015

Mitromorpha alyssae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm. Width of the shell can range from 3.3 to 3.6mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Salina Island, Aeolian Islands, Italy

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha alyssae Amati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835799 on 2018-02-12

External links

• Amati B., Smriglio C. & Oliverio M. (2015). Revision of the Recent Mediterranean species of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Mitromorphidae) with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa. 3931(2): 151–195
• "Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) alyssae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.