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Mitromica esperanza

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Mitromica esperanza
Shell of Mitromica esperanza (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Mitromica
Species:
M. esperanza
Binomial name
Mitromica esperanza
Leal & Moore, 1993
Synonyms

Thala esperanza Leal & Moore, 1993

Mitromica esperanza is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico.

References

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  • Leal, J. H.; Moore, D. R. (1993). Thala esperanza, a new Costellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northern Puerto Rico. Nautilus. 107(2): 58-62
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 31