Imbricariopsis vanikorensis

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

Imbricariopsis vanikorensis
Shell of Imbricaria vanikorensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Imbricariopsis
Species:
I. vanikorensis
Binomial name
Imbricariopsis vanikorensis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Imbricaria vanikorensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Imbricaria vanikoroensis [sic] (misspelling)
  • Mitra vanikorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and Southern Japan;also off Vanikoro, the Solomons and Fiji.

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