Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Mitridae Scientific name Ziba carinata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Genus Ziba (gastropod) Rank Species | |
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Ziba carinata 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 species was first described by William Swainson under the name Mitra carinata. The shell is slender, fusiform and brown; the whorls have a single carinated ridge.
Distribution
The type specimen was found on the coast of Sierra Leone.
References
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