Swainsonia biconica
Swainsonia biconica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
| Swainsonia biconica | |
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| Shell of Swainsonia biconica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Mitroidea |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Subfamily: | Imbricariinae |
| Genus: | Swainsonia |
| Species: | S. biconica |
| Binomial name | |
| Swainsonia biconica (Bozzetti, 2011) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 17.15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Swainsonia biconica (Bozzetti, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062438 on 2019-01-04
- Bozzetti L. (2011) Scabricola (Swainsonia) biconica (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Mitridae: Imbricariinae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 70: 13-14
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