Biology:Mitra litterata
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Mitra (Strigatella) litterata | |
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Mitra (Strigatella) litterata Lamarck, 1811
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Mitra (Strigatella) litterata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 35 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique and Transkei (RSA); in the Western Pacific Ocean along Australia , Papua New Guinea, Okinawa, the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitra (Strigatella) litterata Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2010.
- Taylor, J.D. (1971). Intertidal Zonation at Aldabra Atoll. Phil. Trns. Roy. Soc. Lond. B. 260, 173-213
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1976). The Mitrinae of the World. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17) page(s): 482
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
Wikidata ☰ Q13859779 entry