Imbricaria olivaeformis

Imbricaria olivaeformis
Imbricaria olivaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Infraorder: Neogastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Imbricaria
Species: I. olivaeformis
Binomial name
Imbricaria olivaeformis
Swainson, 1821
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra dactyloidea Anton, H.E., 1838
  • Mitra olivellaeformis Pilsbry, H.A., 1920

Imbricaria olivaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miter shells or miter snails.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific along the Mascarene Basin and Réunion; in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Hawaii, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Okinawa

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 21 mm

References

  1. "Imbricaria olivaeformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Imbricaria olivaeformis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208145 on 2010-12-11
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