Strigatella imperialis

Strigatella imperialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Mitridae
Genus:	Strigatella
Species:	S. imperialis
Binomial name
	Strigatella imperialis; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
	Mitra digitalis (Link, 1807); Mitra (Mitra) imperialis Röding, 1798; Voluta digitalis Link, H.F., 1807;

Strigatella imperialis (common name: imperial mitre) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.^[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 37 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Fiji and the Solomons

References[]

^ ^a ^b Strigatella imperialis (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 December 2018.

Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

External links[]

Gastropods.com : Mitra (Mitra) imperialis; accessed : 11 December 2010

[WoRMS-1] Strigatella imperialis (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 December 2018.

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