Imbricaria bacillum
Species of gastropod
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Imbricaria bacillum, common name the Philippine mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
| Imbricaria bacillum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Imbricaria |
| Species: | I. bacillum |
| Binomial name | |
| Imbricaria bacillum (Lamarck, 1811) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 14 and 32.4 mm (0.55 and 1.28 in).
The shell is spirally grooved and longitudinally striped with greenish or bluish grey.[2]
Distribution
This marine species off the Andamans, the Philippines and off Samoa.