Episcomitra zonata

Zoned mitre
	Shell of Mitra zonata from Adriatic sea at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Mitridae
Genus:	Mitra (gastropod)
Species:	M. zonata
Binomial name
	Mitra zonata; Marryat, 1818
Synonyms
	Mitra (Mitra) fusiformis zonata Marryat, 1819; Mitra antiquata Kobelt, 1874; Mitra fusiformis zonata Marryat, 1819; Mitra santangeli Maravigna, 1840; Mitra zonata Risso, 1826; Mitra zonata var. concolor Coen, 1934; Mitra zonata var. major Pallary, 1900; Mitra zonata var. minor Pallary, 1900; Mitra zonata var. protracta Pallary, 1900;

Mitra zonata, common name zoned mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.^[1]

Description

Mitra zonata has a shell reaching a length of 60–100 mm. The shape of the shell is elongated and slender. The surface is reddish brown with a dark brown spiral band. The interior is always white, with a long and narrow mouth.

Distribution

This quite rare and endangered marine species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and to the Adriatic Sea; it has also been found off the Azores.

Habitat

Mitra zonata can be found at depths of 20– 80 m.

References

^ Mitra zonata Marryat, 1818. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.

Marryat, F. (1819). Descriptions of two new shells. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 12 (2): 336-339, pl. 10

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Mitra zonata Marryat, 1818. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.

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