Vitularia minima
Species of gastropod
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Vitularia minima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
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| Vitularia minima | |
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| shell of Vitularia minima (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricopsinae |
| Genus: | Vitularia |
| Species: | V. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Vitularia minima | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Mozambique.
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