Biology:Scabricola potensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Scabricola potensis
Scabricola potensis (MNHN-IM-2000-30283).jpeg
Shell of Scabricola potensis (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Scabricola
Species:
S. potensis
Binomial name
Scabricola potensis
(Montrouzier, 1858)
Synonyms

Mitra potensis Montrouzier, 1858 (original combination)

Scabricola potensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  • Cernohorsky W.O. (1991). The Mitridae of the world. Part 2. The subfamily Mitrinae concluded and subfamilies Imbricariinae and Cylindromitrinae. Monographs of Marine Mollusca. 4: ii + 164 pp.
  • 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 ☰ Q7429590 entry