Biology:Imbricaria bicolor
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| Species: | I. bicolor
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Imbricaria bicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
The species was first described by William Swainson under the name Mitra bicolor. The shell is smooth, polished, fusiform, white, with a brown central band. It seldom exceeds three-quarters of an inch in length.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off East Africa; in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar ; Mauritius; Comoros; Seychelles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imbricaria bicolor (Swainson, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
- ↑ William Swainson (1829). "Zoological Illustrations Series II.". p. Vol. I. Plate 19.. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Zoological_Illustrations_Series_II/Plate_19. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6003607 entry
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