Ziba carinata
Ziba carinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Ziba |
| Species: | Z. carinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziba carinata (Swainson, 1824) | |
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.
- William Swainson (1829). "Zoological Illustrations Series II". Vol. I. Plate 19. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
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