Subcancilla sulcata
| Subcancilla sulcata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Subcancilla |
| Species: | S. sulcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Subcancilla sulcata (Swainson in Sowerby, 1825) | |
Subcancilla sulcata 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 as Mitra sulcata. The shell is marked by very distinct ridges aligned with the whorls.
Distribution
The type specimen was obtained from the Pacific coast of the American Isthmus.
References
- ↑ Subcancilla sulcata (Swainson in Sowerby, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
External links
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