Mitromica esperanza

Mitromica esperanza is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Mitromica esperanza
Shell of Mitromica esperanza (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Mitromica
Species:
M. esperanza
Binomial name
Mitromica esperanza
Leal & Moore, 1993
Synonyms

Thala esperanza Leal & Moore, 1993

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico.

References
  1. Mitromica esperanza Leal & Moore, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 June 2012.
  • Leal, J. H.; Moore, D. R. (1993). Thala esperanza, a new Costellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northern Puerto Rico. Nautilus. 107(2): 58-62
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 31


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