Mitra aurantia
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Mitra aurantia, common name
the orange mitre, is a species
of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Mitridae
, the miters or miter snails.
There are two subspecies:
, in the Indian Ocean at Mozambique
, and in the Pacific Ocean at Papua New Guinea
and the Solomons.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the orange mitre, is a species
Species
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of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
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Mitridae
Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda....
, the miters or miter snails.
There are two subspecies:
- Mitra (Nebularia) aurantia crassicostata Sowerby, 1874
- Mitra (Nebularia) aurantia subruppeli Finlay, 1927
Description
The adult shell size varies between 21 mm and 58 mmDistribution
This species occurs in the Red SeaRed Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
, in the Indian Ocean at Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, and in the Pacific Ocean at Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and the Solomons.