Imbricariopsis carbonacea
Appearance
Imbricariopsis carbonacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Mitridae |
Genus: | Imbricariopsis |
Species: | I. carbonacea
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Binomial name | |
Imbricariopsis carbonacea (Hinds, 1844)
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Imbricariopsis carbonacea, common name carbon imbricaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 32 mm.[2]
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off West Africa (Mauritania, Cape Verde Islands) and Angola to South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Imbricariopsis carbonacea (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Imbricariopsis carbonacea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.