Species of gastropod
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M. stictica
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| Binomial name
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Mitra (Mitra) stictica
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| Synonyms[1]
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- Mitra cardinalis Röding, P.F., 1798
- Mitra abbatis Perry, G., 1811
- Mitra pontificalis Lamarck, 1811
- Mitra stricta – misspelling
- Mitra coronata Schumacher, H.C.F., 1817
- Voluta thiara Dillwyn, L.W., 1817
- Mitra confluens Dautzenberg, Ph., 1935
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Mitra (Mitra) stictica, commonly known as the pontifical mitre,[2] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the mitres.[1]
Description
The length of an adult shell varies between 30 and 87 mm (1.2 and 3.4 in).[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the tropical Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania, and in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji, New Zealand, and the Solomons.[2]
