Swainsonia newcombii

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Swainsonia newcombii
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S. newcombii
Binomial name
Swainsonia newcombii
(Pease, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Mitra newcombii Pease, 1869 (original combination)
  • Scabricola (Swainsonia) newcombii (Pease, 1869)
  • Scabricola newcombii (Pease, 1869)

Swainsonia newcombii , common name Newcomb's mitre, 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 20 mm and 41 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Hawaii, Midway and Tanzania.

References[]

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia newcombii (Pease, 1869). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934814 on 2017-06-22
  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.

External links[]

  • "Scabricola (Swainsonia) newcombii newcombii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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