Biology:Neocancilla circula
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Neocancilla circula 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 15 mm and 58 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean along Madagascar , the Mascarene Basin and Mozambique; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan , Okinawa, the Philippines , Papua New Guinea, Tuamotus and Fiji
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neocancilla circula (Kiener, 1838). 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
- MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1991). The Mitridae of the world (Part 2). Monographs of Marine Mollusca 4. page(s): 112
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6992046 entry
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