Mitromorpha volva
Mitromorpha volva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha volva | |
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| Original image of a shell of Mitromorpha volva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. volva |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha volva Sowerby III, 1892 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) volva Sowerby, G.B. III, 1892 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2¼ mm.
(Original description) The white shell has an elongate-fusiform shape. It contains 5½ slightly convex whorls. The slightly pronounced ribs are crossed by dense, spiral lirae. The ribs on the body whorl are only little elevated. The aperture is oblong. The columella is a little contorted.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth, East Cape, South Africa.
References
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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