Domiporta praestantissima
Domiporta praestantissima, the most superior mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the miter snail family.[1]
| Domiporta praestantissima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Domiporta |
| Species: | D. praestantissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Domiporta praestantissima (Röding, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 61 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Polynesia.
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References
- Domiporta praestantissima (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 December 2018.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
- 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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