Isara picta

Isara picta, common name the brown mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Isara picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Isara
Species:
I. picta
Binomial name
Isara picta
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms

Mitra picta Reeve, 1844

Description

The Isara picta is a snail with a cone shaped shell ranging in 20 – 40 mm in length. The color of the shell can range from deep brown to a light tan.

References

  1. Isara picta (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 December 2018.


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