Imbricaria interlirata
Imbricaria interlirata, common name the interlyrate mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Imbricaria |
| Species: | I. interlirata |
| Binomial name | |
| Imbricaria interlirata (Reeve, 1844) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 29 mm and 57 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off New Guinea and Fiji.
References
- Imbricaria interlirata (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 December 2018.
- Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.
Ziba interlirata, side view
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