Mitromorpha azorensis

Mitromorpha azorensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Mitromorpha azorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. azorensis
Binomial name
Mitromorpha azorensis
Mifsud, 2001
Synonyms[1]

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) azorensis Mifsud, 2001

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Azores.

References

  • Mifsud, C., 2001 The genus Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 and its subgenera with European species, p. 32 pp
  • MNHN, Paris: Mitromorpha azorensis (holotype)
  • "Mitromorpha azorensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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