Biology:Profundimitra abyssicola

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Profundimitra abyssicola
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Profundimitra
Species:
P. abyssicola
Binomial name
Profundimitra abyssicola
(Schepman, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Cancilla abyssicola (Schepman, 1911)
  • Mitra abyssicola Schepman, 1911 (original combination)
  • Subcancilla abyssicola (Schepman, 1911)
  • Ziba abyssicola (Schepman, 1911)
  • Ziba osapiensis Koperberg, 1931

Profundimitra abyssicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar to Japan ; off Northeast Australia and New Caledonia

References

  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8071409 entry