Quasimitra solida

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

Quasimitra solida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Quasimitra
Species:
Q. solida
Binomial name
Quasimitra solida
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Mitra solida Reeve, 1844

Miters are most common in the Indo-Pacific region.

Description

This species attains a size of 55 mm.

Distribution

80-100 meters depth, offshore Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. Quasimitra solida (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2018.



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