Mitromorpha benthicola

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| authority = (Dell, 1962)

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  • Itia benthicola Dell, 1962 (original combination)
  • Mitrithara benthicola (Dell, 1962)
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) benthicola Dell, R.K., 1962

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Mitromorpha benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha benthicola (Dell, 1962). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598997 on 15 February 2018

Description

The length of the shell attains {{convert|6|mm|abbr=on}}, its diameter {{convert|2|mm|abbr=on}}.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand

References

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  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch