Mitromorpha granum

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Mitromorpha granum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. granum
Binomial name
Mitromorpha granum
(Marwick, 1928)
Synonyms [1]

Mitrithara granumJ .Marwick, 1928 (original combination)

Contents

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm (0.31 in), its diameter 4 mm (0.16 in).

Distribution

This extinct species is endemic to New Zealand and was found off the Whenuaturu Peninsula.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha granum (Marwick, 1928) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831647 on 2018-04-18