Latiromitra paiciorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae.[2] It is named after the Kanak linguistic group, occupying the east coast of New Caledonia near Cape Bayes, and the speakers of the Paici language.[3]

Latiromitra paiciorum
Shell of Latiromitra paiciorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Latiromitra
Species:
L. paiciorum
Binomial name
Latiromitra paiciorum
Bouchet & Kantor, 2000[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 25.1 mm.[2] Color is light brown-beige, polished, and periostracum transparent. L. paiciorum resembles L. crytodon, but differs in having fewer axial ribs and stronger columellar plaits. It differs from other Indo-Pacific species by its small adult size.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Norfolk Ridge.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet & Kantor (2000). The Veliger 43 (1) : 1–23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Latiromitra paiciorum Bouchet & Kantor, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Bouchet, P, and YI Kantor. “The Anatomy and Systematics of Latiromitra, a Genus of Tropical Deep-Water Ptychatractinae (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae).” The Veliger 43.1 (2000): 1–23. Print.
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