Mirachelus clinocnemus
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | M. clinocnemus
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Mirachelus clinocnemus Quinn, 1979
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Mirachelus clinocnemus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 4.5 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Eastern Brasil.
References
- ^ Mirachelus clinocnemus Quinn, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 October 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 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. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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