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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latiromitra paiciorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae.[2] It is named after the Kanak linguistic group, occupying the east coast of New Caledonia near Cape Bayes, and the speakers of the Paici language.[3]
Latiromitra paiciorum | |
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Shell of Latiromitra paiciorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Latiromitra |
Species: | L. paiciorum |
Binomial name | |
Latiromitra paiciorum Bouchet & Kantor, 2000[1] | |
The length of the shell attains 25.1 mm.[2] Color is light brown-beige, polished, and periostracum transparent. L. paiciorum resembles L. crytodon, but differs in having fewer axial ribs and stronger columellar plaits. It differs from other Indo-Pacific species by its small adult size.[3]
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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Norfolk Ridge.[3]
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