Mitromorpha olivoidea (Cantraine 1835)

Mitromorpha olivoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.^[1]

Description

The length varies from 6 mm to 10 mm.

Distribution

THis species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off France, Spain, Algeria and Capri; also off Morocco.

References

• Cantraine, F. J. (1835). [Diagnoses ou descriptiones succinctes de quelques espèces nouvelles de mollusques]. Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles. 2(11): 380–401
• Calcara P. (1841). Memoria sopra alcune conchiglie fossili rinvenute nella contrada d'Altavilla. Palermo, Antonio Muratori 86 p., 1 pl.
• Mifsud C. (1993). Due nuove specie di gasteropodi di Malta. La Conchiglia 266: 14–17, 28 page(s): 15–17
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213