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Subcancilla candida

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Subcancilla candida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Subcancilla
Species:
S. candida
Binomial name
Subcancilla candida
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra candida Reeve, 1845
  • Ziba candida (Reeve, 1845)

Subcancilla candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Venezuela and Panama

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Subcancilla candida (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590598 on 2011-12-26
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1991). The Mitridae of the world (Part 2). Monographs of Marine Mollusca 4.
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  • "Ziba candida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.