Quasimitra albocarnea
| Quasimitra albocarnea | |
|---|---|
.jpeg) | |
| Shell of Quasimitra albocarnea (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Subfamily: | Mitrinae |
| Genus: | Quasimitra |
| Species: | Q. albocarnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Quasimitra albocarnea (Bozzetti, 2016) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Mitra albocarnea Bozzetti, 2016 | |
Quasimitra albocarnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 25.8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Quasimitra albocarnea (Bozzetti, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060413 on 2019-01-04
- ^ Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337.
- Bozzetti L. (2016). Mitra albocarnea (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Mitridae) nuove specie dalla Somalia Nord-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 90: 12-13