Domiporta filaris

Domiporta filaris, common name : the file mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Domiporta filiaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Mitridae
Genus:
Domiporta
Species:
D. filaris
Binomial name
Domiporta filaris
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancilla (Domiporta) filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Cancilla filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Cancilla filiaris [sic] (misspelling)
  • Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, C., 1771)
  • Domiporta filosa bernardiana Philippi, R.A., 1850
  • Mitra bornii Philippi, R.A., 1850
  • Mitra crebrilineata Sowerby, G.B. II, 1874
  • Mitra filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Mitra filiaris [sic] (misspelling)
  • Mitra nexilis "Martyn, T." Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Voluta filaris Linnaeus, 1771 (original combination)
  • Voluta filosa Born, I. von, 1778
  • Voluta leucosticta Gmelin, J.F., 1791

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 55 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Chagos and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean offHawaii; and off Australia.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, 1771). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719034 on 2014-12-05
  • Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • "Domiporta filaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
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