Volutomitra persephone

Volutomitra persephone is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]

Volutomitra persephone
Shell of Volutomitra persephone (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
Species:
V. persephone
Binomial name
Volutomitra persephone
Bayer, 1971

Description

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The length of the shell of the holotype is 40.7 mm; its diameter 16.1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Panama and Venezuela.

References

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  1. ^ a b Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 1(4): 467-502.
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