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Acromargarita cuyosae

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Acromargarita cuyosae
Shell of Acromargarita cuyosae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Acromargarita
Species:
A. cuyosae
Binomial name
Acromargarita cuyosae
(Poppe, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Mitra cuyosae Poppe, 2008
  • Pseudonebularia cuyosae (Poppe, 2008)

Acromargarita cuyosae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Acromargarita cuyosae (Poppe, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1513598 on 2022-02-21
  • Poppe G.T. (2008) New Fissurellidae, Epitoniidae, Aclididae, Mitridae and Costellariidae from the Philippines. Visaya 2(3): 37-63.
  • Huang, S.-I. (2021). A new genus Acromargarita n. gen. and four new Mitridae from the Indo-Pacific Ocean (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Visaya. 5(5): 79-94