Mitromorpha spreta

Mitromorpha spreta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mitromorphidae
Genus:	Mitromorpha
Species:	M. spreta
Binomial name
Mitromorpha spreta (Adams A., 1864)
Synonyms [1]
Callithea spretaAdams A., 1864

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

Description

A small pale-brown species with the seven whorls decussated by nine, fine longitudinal ribs and strong transverse lirae. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip shows two obsolete plicae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

1. Mitromorpha spreta (Adams A., 1864) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 March 2010.

• Adams A., On the Species of Mitrida found in the Sea of Japan; Journal of the Linnean Society of London vol. VII, 1864

Further reading

• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.