Lovellona atramentosa

Lovellona atramentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Lovellona
Species: L. atramentosa
Binomial name
Lovellona atramentosa
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus atramentosus Reeve, 1849 (basionym)
  • Mitromorpha atramentosa Reeve

Lovellona atramentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 13 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll, Mozambique and KwaZuluNatal, in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

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