Biology:Strigatella aurora
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Strigatella |
| Species: | S. aurora
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| Strigatella aurora (Dohrn, 1861)
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Strigatella aurora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
This species attains a size of 50 mm. Its shell is red or brown in color, with large irregular white blotches. The animal itself is a red-brown with white edges.[2]
Distribution
Strigatella aurora is found from the Red Sea to the Marshall Islands and Hawaii, typically in shallow water.[2]
References
- ↑ Strigatella aurora (Dohrn, 1861). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ryanskiy, Andrey (2022-11-10) (in en). Living Seashells of the Tropical Indo-Pacific. Andrey Ryanskiy. pp. 182. ISBN 978-5-6042049-9-3. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Living_Seashells_of_the_Tropical_Indo_Pa/7VSbEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1.
Wikidata ☰ Q6881988 entry
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