Mitromorpha canariensis

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

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

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) canariensis Mifsud, 2001

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Canary Islands.

References

  • Mifsud, C., 2001 The genus Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 and its subgenera with European species, p. 32 pp
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) canariensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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