Mitromorpha tenuilirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha tenuilirata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. tenuilirata
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha tenuilirata Kilburn, 1986
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) tenuilirata Kilburn, 1986 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 5.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Transkei and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
References
edit- ^ a b Mitromorpha tenuilirata Kilburn, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mitromorpha tenuilirata