Volutomitra porcellana

Volutomitra porcellana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
Species: V. porcellana
Binomial name
Volutomitra porcellana
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
Synonyms

Mitra porcellana Melvill & Standen, 1912

Volutomitra porcellana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]

Description

The shell size is up to 15 mm

Distribution

This species is found along Argentina and the South Orkneys.

References


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