Episcopal Miter [2] , or Episcopal Cap [3] ( lat. Mitra mitra ) - a species of marine gastropod mollusks from the mithrida family.
| Episcopal Miter |
Clamshell |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subclass : | Price gastropods |
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| International scientific name |
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Mitra mitra ( Linnaeus , 1758) |
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- Mitra carmelita Röding , 1798
- Mitra episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
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The maximum shell length for this species is 18 cm, usually 14 cm [4] . Sink elongated, with a high curl. The surface of the shell is smooth with a few faint, spiral grooves near the end. The color is white with spiral rows of large orange or red spots.
The species is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, from East Africa, including Madagascar and the Red Sea , to eastern Polynesia . The range borders from southern Japan, Wake and Hawaii in the north to Australia in the south [4] .
Lives in intertidal and intertidal zones at a depth of approximately 80 m [4] .
The Episcopal Miter is an active predator that feeds on small gastropods and bivalves.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758) . In: MolluscaBase (2015). - World Register of Marine Species .
- ↑ Ershov V.E. , Kantor Yu. I. Sea shells. Brief identifier. - M .: Italic, 2008 .-- S. 184. - 3,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-89592-059-6 .
- ↑ Animal life. Volume 2. Shellfish. Echinoderms. Pogonofory. Maxillary. Semi-chord. Chordates. Arthropods. Crustaceans / ed. R.K. Pasternak, ch. ed. V. E. Sokolov . - 2nd ed. - M .: Education, 1988. - S. 42. - 447 p. - ISBN 5-09-000445-5
- ↑ 1 2 3 Poutiers, JM (1998). Gastropods in: FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Rome, FAO, 1998. page 614.
