Imbricaria annulata
Species of gastropod
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Imbricaria annulata, common name the ringed 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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| Imbricaria annulata | |
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| Shell of Imbricaria annulata (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Imbricaria |
| Species: | I. annulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Imbricaria annulata (Reeve, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 35 mm.
The shell is subovate, pale rose, encircled with angular ridges, painted on the angles with interrupted red-brown lines. It is longitudinally striated between the ridges.[2]
