Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Genus Mitra Scientific name Mitra bernhardina Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Mitridae Subgenus Nebularia Higher classification Vexillum | |
Similar Mitra tuberosa, Mitra chrysalis, Gastropods, Mitra cucumerina | ||
Mitra (Nebularia) bernhardina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
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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
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