Biology:Mitra bernhardina

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Mitra (Nebularia) bernhardina
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M. bernhardina
Binomial name
Mitra (Nebularia) bernhardina
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra muriculata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Mitra (Tiara) stefaninii Nardini, 1934
  • Pusia muriculata (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Vexillum bernhardina (Röding, 1798)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) bernhardina (Röding, P.F., 1798)

Mitra (Nebularia) bernhardina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 12 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean along Queensland, the Solomons Islands, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines .

References

  • Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6881995 entry