Mitra (Mitra) stictica, commonly known as the pontifical mitre,[2] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the mitres.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Mitra |
| Species: | M. stictica
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| Mitra stictica (Link, 1807)
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Description
editThe length of an adult shell varies between 30 and 87 mm (1.2 and 3.4 in).[3]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the tropical Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania, and in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji, New Zealand, and the Solomons.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208217 on 2010-12-14
- ^ a b "Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mitra stictica". Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods (& Near Classes). Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Sheppard, Anne L. S. (1984). "The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns". Coral Reefs. 3 (1): 43–50. Bibcode:1984CorRe...3...43S. doi:10.1007/bf00306139.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
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Media related to Mitra stictica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mitra stictica at Wikispecies- "Mitra (Tiarella) stictica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- Photos of Mitra stictica on Sealife Collection
