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Mitromorpha spreta

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Mitromorpha spreta
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. spreta
Binomial name
Mitromorpha spreta
(Adams A., 1864)
Synonyms[1]

Callithea spreta Adams A., 1864

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

Description

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A small pale-brown species with the seven whorls decussated by nine, fine longitudinal ribs and strong transverse lirae. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip shows two obsolete plicae.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mitromorpha spreta (Adams A., 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.

Further reading

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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.