Mitra vexillum

Mitra (Nebularia) vexillum
Mitra (Nebularia) vexillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Mitra (gastropod)
Subgenus: Nebularia
Species: M. vexillum
Binomial name
Mitra (Nebularia) vexillum
Reeve, 1844

Mitra (Nebularia) vexillum, common name : the Vexillate Mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the subgenus Nebularia is an alternate representation, as the species is accepted as Mitra vexillum.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 25 mm and 86.5 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and in the Central Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Mitra vexillum Reeve, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590642 on 5 January 2012

External links

External identifiers for Mitra vexillum
WoRMS 590642


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