''Microdaphne morrisoni'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". ''Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 39 ...
.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species was found off the
Tuamotu Islands,
Vanuatu,
Papua New Guinea and the
Philippines.
References
* Severns, M. (2011). ''Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells''. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
External links
Rehder H. A. (1980). ''The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Sala y Gómez.'' Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 289: 1-167, 15 figs, 14 pls.*
Gastropods.com: ''Microdaphne morrisoni''
morrisoni
Gastropods described in 1980
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