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Anarithma pylei

Anarithma pylei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.

Last revised
Aug 2, 2026
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Length
174 w
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Anarithma pylei
Shell of Anarithma pylei (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Anarithma
Species:
A. pylei
Binomial name
Anarithma pylei
Synonyms1

Mitromorpha pylei Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2014 (original combination)

Anarithma pylei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.1

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Vanuatu.

References

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Anarithma pylei (Chino & Stahlschmidt, 2014). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1567960 on 2025-07-09
  • Chino M. & Stahlschmidt P., 2014. Description of four new shallow water Mitromorpha species from the western Pacific (Gastropoda: Mitromorphidae). Visaya 4(2):: 21–27
  • Boyer, F. & Renda, W. (2022). "About a collection of Anarithma Iredale, 1916 species (Conoidea Mitromorphidae) from La Réunion, Mascarene Islands". Biodiversity Journal. 13 (4): 832.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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