Curtitoma contraria

Curtitoma contraria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Curtitoma contraria
Shell of Curtitoma contraria (paratype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Curtitoma
Species:
C. contraria
Binomial name
Curtitoma contraria
Bonfitto & Morassi, 2012

It is the only known species with a sinistral shell within the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Curtitoma contraria Bonfitto & Morassi, 2012. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607864 on 2017-04-15


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