Microsveltia procerula
| Microsveltia procerula | |
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| Shell of Microsveltia procerula (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Microsveltia |
| Species: | M. procerula |
| Binomial name | |
| Microsveltia procerula Verhecken, 1997 | |
Microsveltia procerula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tanimbar Island, Indonesia.
References
- ^ Microsveltia procerula Verhecken, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
- Verhecken, A. (1997). Mollusca, Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the KARUBAR Cruise. in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 172: 295–324.
- Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp