Swainsonia casta explained

Swainsonia casta, common name the chaste mitre, 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 varies between 20 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off East Africa to Japan; off Pitcairn and Polynesia

References

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia casta. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934812 on 2017-06-21