Mirabilistrombus listeri, common name the Lister's snail , is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusken in the family Strombidae, the true snail.[1]
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| Five views of a shell of Mirabilistrombus listeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Mirabilistrombus |
| Species: | M. listeri
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| Mirabilistrombus listeri (T. Gray, 1852)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 90 mm and 160 mm. When the animal is mature, the body whorl takes up over 50% of the shell's height. The pronounced projection at the end of the apertural lip is characteristic of the species (Dance, 2002).
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Distribution edit
This species is distributed in the Northwest Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea. It is a deep-water species. Formerly very uncommon, its population has been increasing in recent years (Dance, 2002).
References edit
- ^ a b Mirabilistrombus listeri (T. Gray, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 65
- Dance, S.P. (2002). Shells (Smithsonian Handbooks), 2nd ed. Doring Kindersley: New York. 256 pp. page: 59
External links edit
- "Mirabilistrombus listeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 March 2011.