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 (Mitra) stictica
Five views of a shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Mitridae
Genus:
Mitra
Species:
M. stictica
Binomial name
Mitra (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 to 87 mm (1.2 to 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
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