Mitromorpha crenipicta

Mitromorpha crenipicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. crenipicta
Binomial name
Mitromorpha crenipicta
(Dautzenberg, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitrolumna crenipicta Dautzenberg, 1889
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) crenipicta Dautzenberg, Ph., 1889
  • Mitrolumna olivoidea var. crenipicta Dautzenberg, 1889

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and the Canary Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Mitromorpha crenipicta (Dautzenberg, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  • Ávila, S.P.; Cardigos, F.; Santos, R.S. (2004). D. João de Castro Bank, a shallow water hydrothermal-vent in the Azores: checklist of marine Molluscs. Arquipélago (Ciénc. Biol. Mar./Life Mar. Sci.) 21A: 75–80
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213


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