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

Swainsonia biconica
Shell of Swainsonia biconica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Mitroidea
Family: Mitridae
Subfamily: Imbricariinae
Genus: Swainsonia
Species:
S. biconica
Binomial name
Swainsonia biconica
(Bozzetti, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
  • Scabricola (Swainsonia) biconica Bozzetti, 2011
  • Scabricola biconica Bozzetti, 2011

Description

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The length of the shell attains 17.15 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Swainsonia biconica (Bozzetti, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062438 on 2019-01-04
  • Bozzetti L. (2011) Scabricola (Swainsonia) biconica (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Mitridae: Imbricariinae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 70: 13-14
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