Biology:Imbricariopsis carbonacea

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Imbricariopsis carbonacea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Imbricariopsis
Species:
I. carbonacea
Binomial name
Imbricariopsis carbonacea
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Imbricaria carbonacea Hinds, 1844
  • Mitra (Sohlia) carbonacea (Hinds, 1844)
  • Mitra carbonacea (Hinds, 1844)

Imbricariopsis carbonacea, common name carbon imbricaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 32 mm.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Africa (Mauritania, Cape Verde Islands) and Angola to South Africa .[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6882002 entry