Mitromorpha volva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha volva | |
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| Original image of a shell of Mitromorpha volva | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. volva
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha volva Sowerby III, 1892
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| Synonyms | |
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Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) volva Sowerby, G.B. III, 1892 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2¼ mm.
(Original description) The white shell has an elongate-fusiform shape. It contains 5½ slightly convex whorls. The slightly pronounced ribs are crossed by dense, spiral lirae. The ribs on the body whorl are only little elevated. The aperture is oblong. The columella is a little contorted.[2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth, East Cape, South Africa.
References edit
- ^ Mitromorpha volva Sowerby III, 1892. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- ^ G.B. Sowerby (1892), Marine shells of South Africa: a catalogue of all the known species
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links edit
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.