Strigatella amaura

Strigatella amaura is a species of sea snail in the miter snail family, Mitridae.[1]

Strigatella amaura
Shell of Strigatella amaura (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Subfamily: Strigatellinae
Genus: Strigatella
Species:
S. amaura
Binomial name
Strigatella amaura
(Hervier, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Nebularia) amaura Hervier, 1897
  • Mitra amaura Hervier, 1897

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.

References

  1. Strigatella amaura (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
  • Hervier, J., 1898 Description d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques, provenant de l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (suite) Journal de Conchyliologie, 45"1897" 225-248
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180
  • Cernohorsky, W.O., 1981. Revision of J. Hervier's type-specimens of Mitracea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Loyalty Islands. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 3(1): 93-1109, sér. 4° série, part. Section A


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