Mitromorpha nofronii
Amati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2015
Tyrrhenian Sea, in deep water.
 
The shell is slender, much less biconical in shape than karpathensis, with which it shares the peripheral pattern of dark blotches on a pale background. The general colour is paler than in karpathensis: “light caramel” (Amati & al.) to slightly orange, always faded.

500m deep, Isola di Capraia, Toscana, W. Italy. 6,2mm.
Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT).
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Protoconch paucispiral, with a sculpture of rare microgranules.
Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT).
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