Biology:Mitra edentula

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Mitra (Dibaphus) edentula
Scientific classification
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Dibaphus
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M. edentula
Binomial name
Mitra (Dibaphus) edentula
Swainson, 1823
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus edentulus Reeve, 1844
  • Mitra edentulus Reeve 1844 (misspelling)
  • Mitra philippi Crosse, H., 1858

Mitra (Dibaphus) edentula, common name : the toothless mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. [1]

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mitra (Dibaphus) edentula Swainson, 1823. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2010.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1976). The Mitrinae of the World. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17) page(s): 469
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6882065 entry