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Scabricola bicolor

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Imbricaria bicolor
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I. bicolor
Binomial name
Imbricaria bicolor
(Swainson, 1824)
Synonyms[1]

Imbricaria filum Wood, 1828

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

Description

The species was first described by William Swainson under the name Mitra bicolor. The shell is smooth, polished, fusiform, white, with a brown central band. It seldom exceeds three-quarters of an inch in length.[2]

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Imbricaria bicolor (Swainson, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
  2. ^ William Swainson (1829). "Zoological Illustrations Series II". Vol. I. Plate 19. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |nopp= ignored (|no-pp= suggested) (help)