Mitra stictica

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
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]
Mitra cardinalis Röding, P.F., 1798 Mitra abbatis Perry, G., 1811 Mitra pontificalis Lamarck, 1811 Mitra stricta – misspelling Mitra coronata Schumacher, H.C.F., 1817 Voluta thiara Dillwyn, L.W., 1817 Mitra confluens Dautzenberg, Ph., 1935

Description

The length of an adult shell varies between 30 and 87 mm (1.2 and 3.4 in).^[3]

Distribution

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]

References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208217 on 2010-12-14
2. "Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
3. "Mitra stictica". Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods (& Near Classes). Retrieved 26 November 2019.

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Sheppard, Anne L. S. (1984). "The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns". Coral Reefs. 3 (1): 43–50. Bibcode:1984CorRe...3...43S. doi:10.1007/bf00306139.
• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

External links

• Media related to Mitra stictica at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Mitra stictica at Wikispecies
• "Mitra (Tiarella) stictica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
• Photos of Mitra stictica on Sealife Collection