Mitra mitra

Scientific Name:-

Mitra mitra

Common Name:-

Orange-spotted mitre

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated Photo courtesy: gastropods.com

Description:-

Shell large; elongately ovate; aperture creamy yellow in colour; outer lip provided with denticles; columella with four oblique plications; sculptured with punctuate lines; colour yellowish speckled with rectangular blotches of orange red colour.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Bijukumar (2012) recorded the occurrence of this species along kerala coast

Habitat:-

continental shelf; inter tidal; shallow sub tidal; coral reefs; sandy substrates

Synonyms:-

Mitra (Mitra) mitra (Linnaeus, 1758) • accepted, alternate representation
Mitra carmelita Röding, 1798
Mitra episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

References:-

Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)

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