Vitricythara metria

Last updated

Vitricythara metria
Vitricythara metria 001.jpg
Shell of Vitricythara metria (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Vitricythara
Species:
V. metria
Binomial name
Vitricythara metria
(Dall, 1903)
Synonyms [1]
  • Acmaturris metria(Dall, 1903)
  • Agathotoma metria(Dall, 1903)
  • Cythara metriaDall, 1903 (original combination)
  • Cythara micromerisDall, W.H., 1903
  • Pyrgocythara metria(Dall, 1903)

Vitricythara metria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

Contents

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from North Carolina, United States, Guadeloupe, French Guiana to Colombia.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2013). Vitricythara metria (Dall, 1903). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420366 on 2018-02-04