Otitoma sororcula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Otitoma sororcula Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=987249 on 2018-12-22
Description
The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6.6 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.
Taxonomy Otitoma sororcula was first described in 2017 by Morassi, Nappo, and Bonfitto as part of a comprehensive study on the genus Otitoma in the Western Pacific Ocean. This species is one of several new taxa identified in that publication, which expanded the known diversity of the genus. The genus Otitoma itself was previously considered a nomen dubium until it was re-evaluated and reinstated based on morphological and molecular analyses.
References
External links Gastropods.com: Otitoma sororcula Morassi M., Nappo A. & Bonfitto A. (2017). New species of the genus Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898 (Pseudomelatomidae, Conoidea) from the Western Pacific Ocean. European Journal of Taxonomy. 304: 1-30