Mitromorpha barrierensis

Mitromorpha barrierensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Mitromorpha barrierensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. barrierensis
Binomial name
Mitromorpha barrierensis
(Powell, 1942)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitrithara barrierensis Powell, 1942
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) barrierensis (Powell, 1942)

Description

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Distribution

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This species is endemic to New Zealand[1] and occurs off Little Barrier Island, North Island.

References

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  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland

Further reading

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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.