Latiromitra cryptodon
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| Latiromitra cryptodon | |
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| Shell of Latiromitra cryptodon (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Latiromitra |
| Species: | L. cryptodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Latiromitra cryptodon (P. Fischer, 1882)[1] | |
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Latiromitra cryptodon is a deep-water marine gastropod in the family Constellariidae, orgionally described as Mirtra cryptodon by P. Fischer in 1883 and later assigned its current genus placement; additional synonyms recognized by the World Register of Marine Species include Latiromitra specialis Locard, 1897 and Teramachia chaunax Bayer, 1971(WoRMS Editorial Board 2024). This species inhabits tropical deep-sea environments and is found at substantial ocean depths typical of many neogastropods. Its classification within Caenogastropoda, Neogastropoda, and the superfamily Turbinelloidea is supported by taxonomic data curated by WoRMS.
They are non-broadcast spawner, and its lifecycle lacks a trochophore larval stage, a developmental pattern consistent with many deep-sea caenogastropods (SeaLifeBase 2024b). Its demersal lifestyle and deep distribution correspond with ecological traits observed in other deep-water neogastropods.
Latiromitra cryptodon reaches a maximum recorded shell length of approximately 5.5 cm (SeaLifeBase 2024a). Like other members of its genus, it possesses a high-spired shell typical of deep-sea neogastropods. Further detailed morphological descriptions are available in specialized systematic literature, but large-scale biodiversity databases currently report shell size as the primary measurement for this species.