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Otopleura mitralis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Euthyneura

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Heterobranchia

Clade
  
Panpulmonata

Otopleura mitralis

Similar
  
Longchaeus acus, Pyramidella, Pyramidella dolabrata, Pyramidellidae, Odostomia

Otopleura mitralis, common name the miter pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Description

The whitish shell has a clouded appearance, indistinctly banded with pale brown. The whorls of the teleoconch are rather convex, longitudinally ribbed, slightly angulated at the suture. The interstices are spirally striated. The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:

  • Red Sea, Persian Gulf
  • Indian Ocean : Aldabra, Mauritius, Madagascar
  • Pacific Ocean : Hawaii, Guam, French Polynesia, Tahiti, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Australia
  • References

    Otopleura mitralis Wikipedia