Imbricariopsis carbonacea

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Imbricariopsis carbonacea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Imbricariopsis
Species:
I. carbonacea
Binomial name
Imbricariopsis carbonacea
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Imbricaria carbonacea Hinds, 1844
  • Mitra (Sohlia) carbonacea (Hinds, 1844)
  • Mitra carbonacea (Hinds, 1844)

Imbricariopsis carbonacea, common name carbon imbricaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description[]

The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 32 mm.[2]

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off West Africa (Mauritania, Cape Verde Islands) and Angola to South Africa.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Imbricariopsis carbonacea (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Imbricariopsis carbonacea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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