Microvoluta cryptomitra

Microvoluta cryptomitra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm. It is a non broadcast spawner without a trocophere stage.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea, New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands found at a depth of 825-975 m.

References

• 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
• Y. Kantor, 2010, Checklist of Recent Volutomitridae