Eumitra apheles is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1][2][3]

Eumitra apheles
Shell of Eumitra apheles (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Mitroidea
Family: Mitridae
Subfamily: Mitrinae
Genus: Eumitra
Species:
E. apheles
Binomial name
Eumitra apheles
Lozouet, 1991

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Eumitra apheles Lozouet, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=554847 on 2019-01-04
  2. ^ Lozouet P. (1991) Mollusca Gastropoda : Eumitra récentes de la région néo-calédonienne et Charitodoron fossiles de l'Oligocéne supérieur d'Aquitaine (Mitridae). In: A Crosnier & P. Bouchet (eds), Résultats des Campagnes Musorstom 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, ser. A, 150: 205-222.
  3. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)