Volutomitra erebus explained

Volutomitra erebus, common name the Erebus mitre volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Colombia and in the Caribbean Sea off Trinidad & Tobago and the Grenadines.

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.

External links

• Bayer, F. M. (1971). New and unusual Mollusks collected by R/V John Elliott Pillsbury and R/V Gerda in the tropical Western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science. 21(1): 111-236