Scabricola bicolor explained

Scabricola bicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.

Description

The species was first described by William Swainson under the name Mitra bicolor. The shell is smooth, polished, fusiform, white, with a brown central band. It seldom exceeds three-quarters of an inch in length.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off East Africa; in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar; Mauritius; Comoros; Seychelles

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Swainson. Zoological Illustrations Series II.. y. Vol. I. Plate 19.. 1829. 24 Oct 2013.