Quasimitra variabilis
Species of gastropod
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Quasimitra variabilis, common name: the variable mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Quasimitra |
| Species: | Q. variabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 46 mm.Quasimitra variabilis is a marine benthic gastropod that inhabits the sea floor.[2] Its shell is dextrally coiled, or right-handed, and shows variable coloration and patterning. The species has been recorded off the coast of Queensland, Australia, indicating part of its range in the Pacific Ocean.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off Australia.