Biology:Mitra variabilis

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Mitra variabilis
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M. variabilis
Binomial name
Mitra variabilis
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra cylindracea Reeve, 1844
  • Mitra polymorpha Tomlin, J.R. le B., 1920

Mitra variabilis, common name: the variable 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 46 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off Australia .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6882341 entry