Thala mirifica

Thala mirifica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Thala mirifica
Shell of Thala mirifica (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Thala
Species:
T. mirifica
Binomial name
Thala mirifica
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mitra fusus Souverbie, 1876
  • Mitra mirifica Reeve, 1845 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines..

References
  1. Thala mirifica (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Souverbie, M. (1876). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'archipel calédonien (23e article). Journal of Conchology, 24: 376-381. London
  • Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) - Costellariidae (Gastropoda) of the Maldive Islands, with descriptions of nine new species; Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5:1–48-page(s): 37
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