Mioawateria malmii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The shell attains a length of 6 mm (0.24 in).[2]

Distribution

M. malmii can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Louisiana to Cuba,[3] also off Guadeloupe and in the Northern Atlantic Ocean (Azores, Bay of Biscay).

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2014). Mioawateria malmii (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=722478 on 2015-01-31
  2. ^ Dall W.H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
  3. ^ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 668.
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