Mitromorpha thalaoides

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

Mitromorpha thalaoides
Shell of Mitromorpha thalaoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. thalaoides
Binomial name
Mitromorpha thalaoides
Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2014

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 4.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu and the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha thalaoides Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762182 on 2018-02-12
  • Chino M. & Stahlschmidt P. , 2014. Description of four new shallow water Mitromorpha species from the western Pacific (Gastropoda: Mitromorphidae). Visaya 4(2):: 21–27
  • MNHN, Paris: Mitromorpha thalaoides (holotype)
  • "Mitromorpha thalaoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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