Mitra picta
| Mitra picta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Mitra (gastropod) |
| Species: | M. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitra picta Reeve, 1844 | |
Mitra picta, common name the brown mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
The mitra picta is a snail with a cone shaped shell ranging in 20 – 40 mm in length. The color of the shell can range from deep brown to a lght tan
References
- ↑ Mitra picta Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
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