Swainsonia newcombii

Swainsonia newcombii

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae

Swainsonia newcombii, common name Newcomb's mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Subspecies Swainsonia newcombii irisae (Le Béon, 2014) Swainsonia newcombii newcombii (Pease, 1869) Description The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 41 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Hawaii, Midway, New Caledonia and Tanzania.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2

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Swainsonia newcombii

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