Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Mitridae Scientific name Mitra vexillum | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Genus Mitra (gastropod) Rank Species | |
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Similar Mitra chrysalis, Mitra tuberosa, Mitra cucumerina, Mitra luctuosa | ||
Mitra (Nebularia) vexillum, common name : the Vexillate Mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the subgenus Nebularia is an alternate representation, as the species is accepted as Mitra vexillum.
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Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 86.5 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and in the Central Pacific Ocean.
References
Mitra vexillum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA