Biology:Mitra fulvescens

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Mitra (Nebularia) fulvescens
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Mitra (Nebularia) fulvescens
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M. fulvescens
Binomial name
Mitra (Nebularia) fulvescens
Broderip, 1836
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra ostergaardi Pilsbry, H.A., 1920
  • Mitra pararhodia Cate, J.M., 1963

Mitra (Nebularia) fulvescens, common name : the tawny mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[2]

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 50 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and in the Western Pacific along Japan .

References

  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1976). The Mitrinae of the World. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17) page(s): 431
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

Wikidata ☰ Q6882082 entry