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

Calcimitra subflava
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Calcimitra
Species:
C. subflava
Binomial name
Calcimitra subflava
(Kuroda & Habe, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Mitra) subflava (Kuroda & Habe, 1971)
  • Vicimitra subflava Kuroda & Habe, 1971

Description

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The shell size varies between 25 mm and 65 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines.

References

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  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1976). The Mitrinae of the World. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17) page(s): 352
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