Microdaphne morrisoni

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Microdaphne morrisoni
Shell of Microdaphne morrisoni (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Microdaphne
Species:
M. morrisoni
Binomial name
Microdaphne morrisoni
Rehder, 1980

Microdaphne morrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b Microdaphne morrisoni Rehder, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • 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.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Microdaphne morrisoni
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