Mitromorpha pinguis
| Mitromorpha pinguis | |
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| Shell of Mitromorpha pinguis (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. pinguis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha pinguis (Hervier, 1899)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Anarithma pinguis (Hervier, 1899) Columbella pinguis Hervier, 1899 (original combination) | |
Mitromorpha pinguis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
As is characteristic of the genus Mitromorpha, the shell is small and has an elongate-fusiform (spindle-like) shape. The shell is generally strongly sculptured with spiral cords and may also be crossed by longitudinal plicae (folds). The aperture is long and narrowly oval. The columella (the central pillar of the shell) is straight and typically bears a few small teeth or folds.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.
References
- ^ a b Mitromorpha pinguis (Hervier, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- ^ Tryon, G. W. (1884). Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Vol. VI. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 317.
External links
Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.