Mitromorpha mediterranea

Mitromorpha mediterranea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species: M. mediterranea
Binomial name
Mitromorpha mediterranea
Mifsud, 2001

Mitromorpha mediterranea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Description

The Mitromorpha mediterranea has a brownish-tan, spiral shell. Its common size is 6mm.

Distribution

This species of sea snail is native to Spain, particularly in the cities of Granada and Punta de la Mona.

References


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