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Volutomitra erebus

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Volutomitra erebus
Shell of Volutomitra erebus (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
Species:
V. erebus
Binomial name
Volutomitra erebus
Bayer, 1971

Volutomitra erebus, common name the Erebus mitre volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Colombia and in the Caribbean Sea off Trinidad & Tobago and the Grenadines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 1(4): 467–502.
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