Domiporta praestantissima
Species of gastropod
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Domiporta praestantissima, the most superior mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the miter snail family.[1]
| Domiporta praestantissima | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Domiporta |
| Species: | D. praestantissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Domiporta praestantissima (Röding, 1758) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 61 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Polynesia and off Japan.