Mitromorpha benthicola

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Mitromorpha benthicola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. benthicola
Binomial name
Mitromorpha benthicola
(Dell, 1962)
Synonyms [1]
  • Itia benthicolaDell, 1962 (original combination)
  • Mitrithara benthicola(Dell, 1962)
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) benthicolaDell, R.K., 1962

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm (0.24 in), its diameter 2 mm (0.079 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha benthicola (Dell, 1962). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598997 on 15 February 2018