Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Mitridae Scientific name Mitra coffea | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Genus Mitra (gastropod) Rank Species | |
Similar Mitra cucumerina, Mitra incompta, Mitra chrysalis | ||
Mitra (Mitra) coffea, common name : the coffee mitre, 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 32 mm and 60 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean along Tahiti and Hawaii
References
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