Mitra stictica

Mitra (Mitra) stictica
The shell of Mitra stictica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Mitridae
Genus:	Mitra
Species:	M. stictica
Binomial name
Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra cardinalis Röding, P.F., 1798 Mitra abbatis Perry, G., 1811 Mitra pontificalis Lamarck, 1811 Mitra stricta (misspelling) Mitra coronata Schumacher, H.C.F., 1817 Voluta thiara Dillwyn, L.W., 1817 Mitra confluens Dautzenberg, Ph., 1935

Mitra (Mitra) stictica, common name : the pontifical mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 87 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Fiji, New Zealand and the Solomons.

External links

• Gastropods.com : Mitra (Tiarella) stictica; accessed : 14 December 2010

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Rosenberg, G. (2010). Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208217 on 2010-12-14

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis ot its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50.
• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice