The species was originally described in 2012 as Neocancilla latistriata by Manfred Herrmann and Richard Salisbury.[2] It was later transferred to the genus Domiporta based on systematic revisions of the family Mitridae.[3][1]Domiporta is a genus in the subfamily Mitrinae (formerly sometimes treated under Imbricariinae in broader classifications), characterized by fusiform shells with axial sculpture and predatory ecology typical of mitrids.[3]
Description
The shell is small to medium-sized for the genus, with the length attaining up to 21.7 mm (holotype dimensions around this size, other specimens reported 12–22 mm).[4] It is fusiform to elongated, with a high spire and sculptured surface featuring axial ribs (costae) crossed by spiral elements, giving a latticed or striate appearance consistent with the specific epithet "latistriata" (broadly striate). The protoconch is typically smooth and paucispiral in Domiporta species. The aperture is relatively short, with characteristic mitrid features such as columellar folds.[2][3] The shell color is whitish to cream with brownish or golden maculations or spots arranged in spiral rows, as visible in preserved specimens.[5] Live animals and radula morphology follow the general pattern for Mitridae, with predatory adaptations, though specific details for this species are not extensively published outside the original description.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This marine species is endemic to the tropical southwestern Pacific, known primarily from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.[4][1] It occurs in shallow to subtidal habitats typical of mitrids, often associated with coral reefs or sandy bottoms where they prey on polychaetes and other small invertebrates.
12Herrmann M., Aaron R. & Salisbury R., 2012. Three new Imbricariinae species from French Polynesia with remarks on Neocancilla arenacea (Dunker, 1852) (Gastropoda: Mitridae). Gloria Maris 51(5-6): 149-173.
1234Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx073
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