Quasimitra structilis explained

Quasimitra structilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Austral Islands, French Polynesia.

References

• Herrmann M. & Salisbury R.A. (2013) Three new Mitridae (Gastropoda) from French Polynesia with a new record for Mitra cernohorskyi (Rehder & Wilson, 1975). Conchylia 44(1-2): 31-43.

External links

• Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Quasimitra structilis (Herrmann & Salisbury, 2013). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060516 on 2019-01-04