Quasimitra raphaeli

Quasimitra raphaeli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Quasimitra raphaeli
Shell of Quasimitra raphaeli (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Mitroidea
Family: Mitridae
Subfamily: Mitrinae
Genus: Quasimitra
Species:
Q. raphaeli
Binomial name
Quasimitra raphaeli
(Drivas & Jay, 1990)
Synonyms[1]

Mitra raphaeli Drivas & Jay, 1990

Description

The length of the shell attains 30.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Quasimitra raphaeli (Drivas & Jay, 1990). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060507 on 2019-01-04


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