Mitromorpha purpurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha purpurata | |
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| Shells of Mitromorpha purpurata (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. purpurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha purpurata Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 5.1 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ a b Mitromorpha purpurata Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- Chino, M. & Stahlschmidt, P., 2009. New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya: 63–82
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mitromorpha purpurata.
- MNHN, Paris: Mitromorpha purpurata (paratype)
- "Mitromorpha purpurata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.