Subcancilla candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Subcancilla candida
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S. candida
Binomial name
Subcancilla candida
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra candida Reeve, 1845
  • Ziba candida (Reeve, 1845)

Description edit

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Venezuela and Panama

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Subcancilla candida (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590598 on 2011-12-26
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1991). The Mitridae of the world (Part 2). Monographs of Marine Mollusca 4.

External links edit

  • "Ziba candida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.