Vitricythara metria
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Shell of Vitricythara metria (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Vitricythara |
Species: | V. metria
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Binomial name | |
Vitricythara metria (Dall, 1903)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Vitricythara metria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs from North Carolina, USA, Guadeloupe, French Guiana to Colombia.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rosenberg, G. (2013). Vitricythara metria (Dall, 1903). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420366 on 2018-02-04
External links[]
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Vitjazinella multicostata
Categories:
- Vitricythara
- Gastropods described in 1903
- Mangeliidae stubs