Swainsonia ocellata

Swainsonia ocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Mitridae
Genus:	Swainsonia
Species:	S. ocellata
Binomial name
	Swainsonia ocellata; (Swainson, 1831)
Synonyms
	Mitra ocellataSwainson, 1831 (original combination); Scabricola (Swainsonia) ocellata(Swainson, 1831); Scabricola (Swainsonia) ocellata ocellata(Swainson, 1831); Scabricola ocellata(Swainson, 1831); Swainsonia mariae(A. Adams, 1853); Swainsonia ocellata f. mariae(A. Adams, 1853);

Last updated December 16, 2025

Swainsonia ocellata, common name the eyed mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.^[1]

Subspecies

Swainsonia ocellata ocellata(Swainson, 1831)
Swainsonia ocellata sublevigata(Bozzetti, 2016)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 34 mm. The shell is roughly spindle-shaped, white towards the apex and brown towards the base, with striations and a row of reddish spots.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off Madagascar

References

↑ Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia ocellata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934804 on 2017-06-22

Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia ocellata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934804 on 2017-06-22

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