''Mitromorpha nodilirata'' is a species of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Mitromorphidae
Mitromorphidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Mitromorphidae Casey, 1904. In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off East
Transkei
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, South Africa.
References
* Kilburn R.N. (1986). ''Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae.'' Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720
External links
*
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: ''Mitromorpha nodilirata''
Endemic molluscs of South Africa
nodilirata
Gastropods described in 1986
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