Mitra stictica
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mitra (Mitra) stictica, commonly known as the pontifical mitre,[2] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the mitres.[1]
| Mitra stictica | |
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| Five views of a shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Mitra |
| Species: | M. stictica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitra stictica (Link, 1807) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The length of an adult shell varies between 30 and 87 mm (1.2 and 3.4 in).[3]
This species occurs in the tropical Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania, and in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji, New Zealand, and the Solomons.[2]
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