Ziba annulata

Ziba annulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Ziba (gastropod)
Species: Z. annulata
Binomial name
Ziba annulata
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra (Cancilla) annulata Reeve, 1844
  • Mitra acutilirata Sowerby III, 1874
  • Mitra amoena Adams, A., 1853
  • Mitra annulata Reeve, 1844 (original combination)
  • Mitra marionae Melvill, J.C., 1888
  • Mitra nitens Kiener, L.C., 1838
  • Subcancilla annulata (Reeve, 1844)

Ziba annulata, common name the ringed mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea down to Mozambique; off China and Japan; of the Marquesas

References

  1. 1 2 Ziba annulata (Reeve, 1844).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
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