Imbricaria bicolor
| Imbricaria bicolor | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Imbricaria |
| Species: | I. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Imbricaria bicolor (Swainson, 1824) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
References
- 1 2 Imbricaria bicolor (Swainson, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
- ↑ William Swainson (1829). "Zoological Illustrations Series II.". Vol. I. Plate 19. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
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