Kermia melanoxytum

Kermia melanoxytum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Kermia melanoxytum
Shell of Kermia melanoxytum (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. melanoxytum
Binomial name
Kermia melanoxytum
(Hervier, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Defrancia melanoxytum (Hervier, 1896)
  • Glyphostoma melanoxytum Hervier, 1896 (original combination)
  • Lienardia melanoxytum (Hervier, 1896)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 5 mm; its diameter reaches a max of 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; the Philippines; Hawaii and South Africa.

References

  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp


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