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Mitromorpha iridescens

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Mitromorpha iridescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. iridescens
Binomial name
Mitromorpha iridescens
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms[1]

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) iridescens Kilburn, 1986

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

It was first described by Richard Neil Kilburn.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mitromorpha iridescens Kilburn, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ Herbert, D. G.; Davis, L. S. (2013). "Richard ('Dick') Neil Kilburn (1942–2013): Bibliography and Listings of New Taxa Named by Him and in His Honour" (PDF). African Invertebrates. 54 (2): 563–593. doi:10.5733/afin.054.0217. ISSN 1681-5556.
  • Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720
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