Biology:Mitra edentula
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Mitra (Dibaphus) edentula | |
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Subgenus: | Dibaphus
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Species: | M. edentula
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Mitra (Dibaphus) edentula Swainson, 1823
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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