Carinomitra peculiaris

Carinomitra peculiaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Carinomitra peculiaris
Shell of Carinomitra peculiaris (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Carinomitra
Species:
C. peculiaris
Binomial name
Carinomitra peculiaris
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Strigatella) peculiaris Reeve, 1845
  • Mitra peculiaris Reeve, 1845
  • Strigatella peculiaris (Reeve, 1845)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.

References


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