Mitromorpha spreta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
Mitromorpha spreta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mitromorphidae |
Genus: | Mitromorpha |
Species: | M. spreta
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Binomial name | |
Mitromorpha spreta (Adams A., 1864)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Callithea spreta Adams A., 1864 |
A small pale-brown species with the seven whorls decussated by nine, fine longitudinal ribs and strong transverse lirae. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip shows two obsolete plicae.
This marine species occurs off Japan.