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

Mitromorpha ustulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. ustulata
Binomial name
Mitromorpha ustulata
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms[1]

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) ustulata Kilburn, 1986

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Eastern Transkei, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mitromorpha ustulata Kilburn, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  • Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633–720
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mitromorpha ustulata