Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica Schnetler et al. 2024 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitromorphidae

Full reference: K. I. Schnetler, H. Madsen, K. K. Sliwinska, C. Heilmann-Clausen, and K. Ulleberg. 2024. A late Oligocene molluscan fauna and Oligocene coastal outcrops from Vilsund, NW Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 73:1-40

Belongs to Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) according to K. I. Schnetler et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Mitramorpha parsonsi, Mitromorpha carpenteri, Mitromorpha crassaspera, Mitromorpha dormitor, Mitromorpha jacksonensis

Type specimen: NHMD 1177239. Its type locality is Vilsund 2, which is in a Chattian marine sandstone in the Brejning Formation of Denmark.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vilsund 2

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