Ziba carinata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Ziba carinata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Ziba (gastropod) |
| Species: | Z. carinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziba carinata (Swainson, 1824) | |
Ziba carinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
Description
The species was first described by William Swainson under the name Mitra carinata. The shell is slender, fusiform and brown; the whorls have a single carinated ridge.[2]
Distribution
The type specimen was found on the coast of Sierra Leone.[2]
References
- ↑ Ziba carinata (Swainson, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Swainson (1829). "Zoological Illustrations Series II.". Vol. I. Plate 19. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.