Mitra carbonaria

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Mitra carbonaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Order: Sorbeoconcha
Suborder: Hypsogastropoda
Infraorder: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Mitra
Species: M. carbonaria
Binomial name
Mitra carbonaria
Swainson, 1822
Synonyms

Mitra nigra Reeve, 1844
Mitra rhodia Reeve, 1844
Mitra digna A. Adams, 1853
Mitra maoria Finlay, 1927
Vicimitra contermina Iredale, 1936
Mitra sinusigera Laseron, 1951

Mitra carbonaria is a medium-large species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miter snails or miter shells.

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[edit] Distribution

This miter snail is endemic to Australia and New Zealand. It is found around southern Australia, including Tasmania, the Kermadec Islands, and is found rarely in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand.

[edit] Habitat

This species is found in sandy rocky areas from low tide down to depths of a few metres.

[edit] Shell description

The shell of this species is moderately large, elongate-fusiform, smooth, with a chocolate-brown shell.

The shell height is up to 64 mm, and width up to 20 mm.

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