Imbricariopsis conovula

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Imbricariopsis conovula
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Shell of Imbricariopsis conovula (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Imbricariopsis
Species:
I. conovula
Binomial name
Imbricariopsis conovula
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Imbricaria conovula(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Mitra conovulaQuoy & Gaimard, 1833

Imbricariopsis conovula 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

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vanikoro, Solomon Islands; off Hawaii, Mauritius and Northern Australia.

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