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Volutomitra hottentota

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Volutomitra hottentota
Shell of Volutomitra hottentota (holotype)
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. hottentotta
Binomial name
Volutomitra hottentotta
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Turricula hottentota Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted (original combination)
  • Turricula hottentotta Thiele, 1925 (misspelling)

Volutomitra hottentotta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]

References

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  • Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
  • 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.