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Ziba carinata (Swainson 1824)

Ziba carinata

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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

  1. ^ Ziba carinata (Swainson, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.
  2. ^ a b William Swainson (1829). "Zoological Illustrations Series II". Vol. I. Plate 19. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
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Ziba carinata: Brief Summary

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Ziba carinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.

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