Iphitus escondida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae.[1]

Iphitus escondida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Iphitus
Species:
I. escondida
Binomial name
Iphitus escondida
Poppe & Tagaro, 2016

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm.

Original description

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  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S. (2016). New marine mollusks from the central Philippines in the families Aclididae, Chilodontidae, Cuspidariidae, Nuculanidae, Nystiellidae, Seraphsidae and Vanikoridae. Visaya. 4(5): 83-103. page(s): 91.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  Media related to Iphitus escondida at Wikimedia Commons