Swainsonia newcombii

Swainsonia newcombii , common name Newcomb's mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Swainsonia newcombii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Mitridae
Genus:
Swainsonia
Species:
S. newcombii
Binomial name
Swainsonia newcombii
(Pease, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Mitra newcombii Pease, 1869 (original combination)
  • Scabricola (Swainsonia) newcombii (Pease, 1869)
  • Scabricola newcombii (Pease, 1869)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 41 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii, Midway and Tanzania.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia newcombii (Pease, 1869). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934814 on 2017-06-22
  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.
  • "Scabricola (Swainsonia) newcombii newcombii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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