Neotiara lens

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

Neotiara lens
Shell of Neotiara lens (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Neotiara
Species:
N. lens
Binomial name
Neotiara lens
(Wood, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Nebularia) lens (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Mitra lens (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Voluta lens W. Wood, 1828 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell is documented to be 23 - 77 mm. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Panama.

References

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  1. ^ Neotiara lens (Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ Hardy, Eddie (June 22, 2024). "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods". Neotiara lens - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy.
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