Mitromorpha insolens

Mitromorpha insolens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mitromorphidae
Genus:	Mitromorpha
Species:	M. insolens
Binomial name
	Mitromorpha insolens; (Casey, 1904)
Synonyms
	Helenella insolens Casey, 1904

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

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 2.9 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.

The very small shell has a pale and clear straw color throughout. The about fifteen ribs are separated by fully their own widths. They are much more nearly obliterated between the strong spirals than the latter are between the ribs.^[2]

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Helena.

References edit

^ ^a ^b Mitromorpha insolens (Casey, 1904). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
^ Casey T.L. (1904) Notes on the Pleurotomidae with description of some new genera and species. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, 14, 123–170

External links edit

Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.

[WoRMS-1] Mitromorpha insolens (Casey, 1904). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.

[2] Casey T.L. (1904) Notes on the Pleurotomidae with description of some new genera and species. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, 14, 123–170

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