Mitromorpha aspera
Mitromorpha aspera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha aspera | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Shell of Mitromorpha aspera (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha aspera (Carpenter, 1864) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Daphnella aspera Carpenter, 1864 | |
Description
The reddish brown shell is spirally lirate and longitudinally closely costulate, the intersections forming a roughly asperated surface. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.
References
- Mitromorpha aspera (Carpenter, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Carpenter. Jour, de Conch., xii, 146, 1865
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mitromorpha aspera. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.