Mitromorpha aspera
Species of gastropod
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Mitromorpha aspera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
| Mitromorpha aspera | |
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| Shell of Mitromorpha aspera (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha aspera (Carpenter, 1864) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella aspera Carpenter, 1864 | |
Description
The reddish brown shell is spirally lirate and longitudinally closely costulate, the intersections forming a roughly aspirated surface.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.
