Swainsonia biconica explained

Swainsonia biconica 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 17.15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

• Bozzetti L. (2011) Scabricola (Swainsonia) biconica (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Mitridae: Imbricariinae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 70: 13-14

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). Swainsonia biconica (Bozzetti, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062438 on 2019-01-04