Microvoluta mitrella
Species of gastropod
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Microvoluta mitrella is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]
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| Microvoluta mitrella | |
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| Shell of Microvoluta mitrella (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutomitridae |
| Genus: | Microvoluta |
| Species: | M. mitrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Microvoluta mitrella | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.