Episcomitra zonata

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Zoned mitre
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Shell of Episcomitra zonata from Adriatic sea at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Episcomitra
Species:
E. zonata
Binomial name
Episcomitra zonata
(Marryat, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Mitra) fusiformis zonataMarryat, 1819
  • Mitra antiquataKobelt, 1874
  • Mitra fusiformis zonataMarryat, 1819
  • Mitra santangeliMaravigna, 1840
  • Mitra zonataMarryat, 1818
  • Mitra zonataRisso, 1826
  • Mitra zonata var. concolorCoen, 1934
  • Mitra zonata var. majorPallary, 1900
  • Mitra zonata var. minorPallary, 1900
  • Mitra zonata var. protractaPallary, 1900

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

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Description

Episcomitra zonata has a shell reaching a length of 60–100 mm. The shape of the shell is elongated and slender. The surface is reddish brown with a dark brown spiral band. The interior is always white, with a long and narrow mouth.

Distribution

This quite rare and endangered marine species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and to the Adriatic Sea; it has also been found off the Azores.

Habitat

Episcomitra zonata can be found at depths of 20– 80 m.

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References

  1. Episcomitra zonata (Marryat, 1818) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 December 2018.