Otopleura mitralis
Species of gastropod
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Otopleura mitralis, common name the miter pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]
| Otopleura mitralis | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Otopleura mitralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Otopleura |
| Species: | O. mitralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Otopleura mitralis (A. Adams, 1855) | |
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Description
The whitish shell has a clouded appearance, indistinctly banded with pale brown. The whorls of the teleoconch are rather convex, longitudinally ribbed, slightly angulated at the suture. The interstices are spirally striated. The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.[4]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Red Sea, Persian Gulf
- Indian Ocean : Aldabra, Mauritius, Madagascar
- Pacific Ocean : Hawaii, Guam, French Polynesia, Tahiti, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Australia
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Remark: Also as subgenus Pyramidella in Vine,1986 .