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Tosapusia vitiaz

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Tosapusia vitiaz
Shell and radula of Tosapusia vitiaz (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Tosapusia
Species:
T. vitiaz
Binomial name
Tosapusia vitiaz
Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017

Tosapusia vitiaz is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 34.3 mm.

Holotype

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The holotype of the species (MNHN IM-2013-40624), measured 34.3 mm.[2]

Type Locality : Papua New Guinea, Vitiaz Strait, BIOPAPUA, station DW3719, at a depth of 410 meters.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Papua New Guinea.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Tosapusia vitiaz Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957068 on 2018-12-31
  2. ^ a b c Fedosov, Alexander E.; Puillandre, Nicolas; Herrmann, Manfred; Dgebuadze, Polina; Bouchet, Philippe (2017). "Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 (3): 541–626. Retrieved 2022-03-23.