Micropleurotoma spirotropoides
| Micropleurotoma spirotropoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Micropleurotoma |
| Species: | M. spirotropoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropleurotoma spirotropoides (Thiele, 1925)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma spirotropoides Thiele, 1925 | |
Micropleurotoma spirotropoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Alborán Sea, Mediterranean and off Southeast Africa
References
- ^ a b Micropleurotoma spirotropoides (Thiele, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
- Thiele J., 1925 : Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expeditie. 2 teil; Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899; 17 (2): 35-382, pl. 13-46
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
External links
- Gastropods.com: Micropleurotoma spirotropoides
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.