Micropleurotoma melvilli
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| Micropleurotoma melvilli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Subfamily: | Cochlespirinae |
| Genus: | Micropleurotoma |
| Species: | M. melvilli |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropleurotoma melvilli (Sykes, 1906)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Spirotropis melvilli Sykes, 1906 | |
Micropleurotoma melvilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[2]
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal at depths between 1340 m and 2000 m.
References
- ↑ Sykes E. R. (1906). "On the Mollusca procured during the "Porcupine" Expeditions 1869-1870. Supplemental notes, part 3". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 173-190.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Micropleurotoma melvilli (Sykes, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
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