Condylomitra bernhardina

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

Condylomitra bernhardina
Shell of Condylomitra bernhardina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Condylomitra
Species:
C. bernhardina
Binomial name
Condylomitra bernhardina
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra (Nebularia) bernhardina Röding, 1798
  • Mitra bernhardina Röding, 1798 (original combination)
  • Mitra muriculata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Pusia bernhardina (Röding, 1798)
  • Pusia muriculata (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Vexillum bernhardina (Röding, 1798)

Description

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The shell size varies between 12 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean along Queensland, the Solomons Islands, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Condylomitra bernhardina (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2018.
  • Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
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