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Imbricariopsis carbonacea

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Mitra carbonacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Mitridae
Genus:
Mitra (gastropod)
Subgenus:
Sohlia
Species:
M. carbonacea
Binomial name
Mitra carbonacea
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Imbricaria carbonacea Hinds, 1844
  • Mitra citrina Reeve, L.A., 1844
  • Mitra rollandi Bernardi, A.C., 1853
  • Mitra (Sohlia) carbonacea (Hinds, 1844) · accepted, alternate representation

Mitra 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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Africa (Mauritania, Cape Verde Islands) and Angola to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Mitra carbonacea (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.


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