Biology:Domiporta carnicolor

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Domiporta carnicolor
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.216656 - Cancilla carnicolor (Reeve, 1844) - Mitridae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Shell of Domiporta carnicolor (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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D. carnicolor
Binomial name
Domiporta carnicolor
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancilla (Domiporta) carnicolor (Reeve, 1844)
  • Cancilla carnicolor (Reeve, 1844)
  • Mitra carnicolor Reeve, 1844 (original combination)

Domiporta carnicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene basin.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2014). Domiporta carnicolor (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719023 on 2014-12-05
  • Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN:2-603-00654-1. 159 pp

Wikidata ☰ Q13593545 entry