Microvoluta amphissa

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

Microvoluta amphissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutomitridae
Genus:
Microvoluta
Species:
M. amphissa
Binomial name
Microvoluta amphissa
Bouchet & Kantor, 2004

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.156 mm.

Distribution

From the tropical Pacific surrounding New Caledonia.

References
  1. Microvoluta amphissa Bouchet & Kantor, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bouchet, P. & Kantor, Y., 2004. New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467–502


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