Microvoluta marginata
Appearance
Microvoluta marginata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutomitridae |
Genus: | Microvoluta |
Species: | M. marginata
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Binomial name | |
Microvoluta marginata (Hutton, 1885)
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Synonyms | |
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Microvoluta marginata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 6mm.
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Distribution
[edit]It is only known to occur in New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ^ Marshall, B.; Kantor, Y. (2015). Microvoluta marginata (Hutton, 1885). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450654 Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine on 2016-07-03
- 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.
External links
[edit]- "Microvoluta marginata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Tepapa photo, but doesn't look anything like Powell's drawing!