Neotiara nodulosa, common name : the nodulose mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[2]

Neotiara nodulosa
Mitra nodulosa (beaded miter snail) shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Neotiara
Species:
N. nodulosa
Binomial name
Neotiara nodulosa
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Voluta pustula Lightfoot, 1786
  • Mitra nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Scabricola nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Voluta nodulosa Gmelin, 1791
  • Nebularia nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Mitra granulosa Lamarck, 1811
  • Voluta lutosa Dillwyn, 1817
  • Mitra granulata Blainville, 1824
  • Mitra monilifera auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850
  • Mitra brasiliensis Oliveira, Almeida, Vieira & Oliveira, 1969

Description

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The shell size varies between 15 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, the Bermudas to Brazil.

References

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  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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