Biology:Strigatella amaura

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Strigatella amaura
Strigatella amaura (MNHN-IM-2000-30157).jpeg
Shell of Strigatella amaura (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Subfamily: Strigatellinae
Genus: Strigatella
Species:
S. amaura
Binomial name
Strigatella amaura
(Hervier, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Nebularia) amaura Hervier, 1897
  • Mitra amaura Hervier, 1897

Strigatella amaura is a species of sea snail in the miter snail family, Mitridae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.

References

  1. Strigatella amaura (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
  • Hervier, J., 1898 Description d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques, provenant de l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (suite) Journal de Conchyliologie, 45"1897" 225-248
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180
  • Cernohorsky, W.O., 1981. Revision of J. Hervier's type-specimens of Mitracea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Loyalty Islands. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 3(1): 93-1109, sér. 4° série, part. Section A

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6881957 entry