Imbricariopsis carbonacea
Imbricariopsis carbonacea, common name carbon imbricaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
| Imbricariopsis carbonacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Imbricariopsis |
| Species: | I. carbonacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Imbricariopsis carbonacea (Hinds, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 32 mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off West Africa (Mauritania, Cape Verde Islands) and Angola to South Africa.[1]
References
- Imbricariopsis carbonacea (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
- "Imbricariopsis carbonacea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Imbricariopsis carbonacea
- Hinds R.B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co. v + 72 pp., 21 pls.
- Fedosov 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
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