Subcancilla sulcata
| Subcancilla sulcata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Subcancilla |
| Species: | S. sulcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Subcancilla sulcata (Swainson in Sowerby, 1825)
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Subcancilla sulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The species was first described by William Swainson as Mitra sulcata. The shell is marked by very distinct ridges aligned with the whorls.
Distribution
[edit]The type specimen was obtained from the Pacific coast of the American Isthmus.
References
[edit]- ^ Subcancilla sulcata (Swainson in Sowerby, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.