Condylomitra tuberosa

Condylomitra tuberosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Condylomitra tuberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Condylomitra
Species:
C. tuberosa
Binomial name
Condylomitra tuberosa
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra tuberosa Reeve, 1845
  • Pusia tuberosa (Reeve, 1845)
  • Vexillum tuberosum (Reeve, 1845)

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, the Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. Condylomitra tuberosa . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2018.
  • Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
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