Mitromorpha iridescens

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Mitromorpha iridescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. iridescens
Binomial name
Mitromorpha iridescens
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms [1]

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) iridescensKilburn, 1986

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

Contents

It was first described by Richard Neil Kilburn. [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 Mitromorpha iridescens Kilburn, 1986 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Herbert, D. G.; Davis, L. S. (2013). "Richard ('Dick') Neil Kilburn (1942–2013): Bibliography and Listings of New Taxa Named by Him and in His Honour" (PDF). African Invertebrates. 54 (2): 563–593. doi: 10.5733/afin.054.0217 . ISSN   1681-5556.


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