Volutomitra obscura

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Volutomitra obscura
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Shell of Volutomitra obscura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
Species:
V. obscura
Binomial name
Volutomitra obscura
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mitra alboapicataE. A. Smith, 1898
  • Mitra mortenseniOdhner, 1924
  • Mitra obscuraHutton, 1873
  • Mitra picaReeve, 1845
  • Waimatea obscura(Hutton, 1873)

Volutomitra obscura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.

(Original description) The shell has an ovato-conical shape. The spire is acute. The whorls are subcarinate, those of the spire are transversely plicate. The body whorl is very finely longitudinally striated. The narrow aperture is spirally striated behind. The columella shows four plates, the anterior one small. The outer lip is angled and deeply notched in front. The shell is blackish brown, spotted with white, especially on the spire. The interior is purplish. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand and Australia (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)

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