Mirachelus clinocnemus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]
Mirachelus clinocnemus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Chilodontaidae |
Genus: | Mirachelus |
Species: | M. clinocnemus
|
Binomial name | |
Mirachelus clinocnemus Quinn, 1979
|
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 4.5 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2013) |
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Eastern Brasil.
References
edit- ^ Mirachelus clinocnemus Quinn, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 October 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
edit- "Mirachelus clinocnemus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.