Biology:Mitra pyramis

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Mitra (Nebularia) pyramis
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Mitra (Nebularia) pyramis
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M. pyramis
Binomial name
Mitra (Nebularia) pyramis
(Wood, 1828)

Mitra (Nebularia) pyramis, common name : the Pyramis 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 is 50 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1976). The Mitrinae of the World. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17) page(s): 424
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6882247 entry