Gemmulimitra rubiginosa

Gemmulimitra rubiginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Gemmulimitra
Species:
G. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Gemmulimitra rubiginosa
Reeve, 1844
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Nebularia) rubiginosa Reeve, 1844

Gemmulimitra rubiginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 24 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Eastern Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean along Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and the Philippines.

References

  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1976). The Mitrinae of the World. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17) page(s): 423
  • "Gastropods.com:Mitra (Nebularia) rubiginosa". Retrieved 11 December 2010.