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Volutomitra
Sign in to saveVolutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres, with global distribution.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyVolutomitridae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 50
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Volutomitridae
- Collections
- USNM, NRM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Sweden, Indonesia, Tunisia, United States, New Zealand, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Nord Nouvelle-Caledonie
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Volutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres, with global distribution.
==Description== The smooth shell is ovate or fusiform, covered with an epidermis. The whorls are simple. The columella shows oblique plaits. The outer lip is thin, simple and arcuated.
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