Probata barbadensis
Species of gastropod
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Probata barbadensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[2]
| Probata barbadensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Probata |
| Species: | P. barbadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Probata barbadensis (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Description
This species attains a size around 45 mm.
Distribution
P. barbadensis can be found in relatively shallow water off the coast of east Florida, the Florida Keys, the Caribbean Region, and the western Atlantic south to eastern Brazil.