Biology:Neocancilla pretiosa
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Neocancilla pretiosa (Reeve, 1844)
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Neocancilla pretiosa, common name the splendid 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 15 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off East Africa; in the Eastern Indian Ocean;off Fiji
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Neocancilla pretiosa (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217202 on 2012-01-24
- Kilburn R.N. (1974). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 22: 187-220.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6992061 entry