Orphanopusia patriarchalis explained

Orphanopusia patriarchalis, common name the patriarchal mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs n the Indian Ocean along the Seychelles and in the Pacific Ocean along Japan,Hawaii and off Papua New Guinea.

References

• * Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100-page(s): 49

External links

• Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
• W.O.Cernohorsky, The Mitridae of Fiji - The Veliger v. 8 (1965-1966)

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Orphanopusia patriarchalis (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957167 on 2018-12-31
2. Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626.