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

Mitromorpha smithi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. smithi
Binomial name
Mitromorpha smithi
Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitrolumna smithi (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) dalli (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)

Description

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The shell size reaches 7 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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  • Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888–1895. 1. Mollusques Gastropodes. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 395–498, pl. 15–22
  • "Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) smithi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.