Biology:Swainsonia casta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Plate 48. Mitra casta. Chesnut-banded Mitre. Modern accepted name (2012) is Scabricola casta | |
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| Species: | S. casta
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| Swainsonia casta (Gmelin, 1791)
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Swainsonia casta, common name the chaste mitre, 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 20 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off East Africa to Japan ; off Pitcairn and Polynesia
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia casta. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934812 on 2017-06-21
- 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
- "Scabricola (Swainsonia) casta" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_3486.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q10818807 entry
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