Miraclathurella herminea

Miraclathurella herminea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.[1]

Miraclathurella herminea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Miraclathurella
Species:
M. herminea
Binomial name
Miraclathurella herminea
(Bartsch, 1934)
Synonyms[1]

Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) herminea Bartsch, 1934

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off West Florida, USA to Eastern Brazil

References

  • Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Miraclathurella herminea


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