Episcomitra zonata, common name zoned mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
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| Shell of Episcomitra zonata from Adriatic sea at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Episcomitra |
| Species: | E. zonata
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| Binomial name | |
| Episcomitra zonata (Marryat, 1818)
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Description edit
Episcomitra zonata has a shell reaching a length of 60–100 mm. The shape of the shell is elongated and slender. The surface is reddish brown with a dark brown spiral band. The interior is always white, with a long and narrow mouth.
Distribution edit
This quite rare and endangered marine species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and to the Adriatic Sea; it has also been found off the Azores.
Habitat edit
Episcomitra zonata can be found at depths of 20– 80 m.
References edit
- ^ Episcomitra zonata (Marryat, 1818). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2018.
External links edit
- Encyclopedia of life
- Najada.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine