Orphanopusia patriarchalis
Species of gastropod
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Orphanopusia patriarchalis, common name the patriarchal mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]
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| Orphanopusia patriarchalis | |
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| Shell of Orphanopusia patriarchalis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Orphanopusia |
| Species: | O. patriarchalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orphanopusia patriarchalis (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Seychelles and in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Hawaii and off Papua New Guinea.
