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Volutomitra
Volutomitra
Volutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres.
Distribution
Worldwide.Habitat
Volutomitra species are found in most seas, mostly in cold deep waters.Description
The shells are fusiform ovate or elongate, with convex whorls, nearly without sculpture.Species
- Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902
- Volutomitra banksi (Dell, 1951)
- Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971 - Erebus mitre-volute
- Volutomitra groenlandica (Moller, 1842) - false Greenland mitre
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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