Domiporta filaris
Appearance
Domiporta filaris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Mitridae |
Genus: | Domiporta |
Species: | D. filaris
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Binomial name | |
Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Domiporta filaris, the file mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 14 mm and 55 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Chagos and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii; and off Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
External links
[edit]- "Domiporta filaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.