Nebularia fastigium
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| genus = Nebularia
| species = fastigium
| image_alt = Shell specimen
| authority = (Reeve, 1845)
| synonyms =
- Mitra (Strigatella) fastigium Reeve, 1845
- Mitra punctata Swainson, W.A., 1829
- Mitra fuscescens Pease, W.H., 1860
- Mitra brunnea Pease, 1868
- Mitra nitilina (Spry, 1961)
- Strigatella brunnea (Pease, 1868)
- Strigatella nitilina Spry, 1961
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Nebularia fastigium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.{{WRMS species|1060919|Nebularia fastigium (Reeve, 1845)||11 December 2018}}
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 31 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Tanzania and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean along New Zealand
References
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- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1976). The Mitrinae of the World. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17) page(s): 494
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. {{ISBN|91-630-4594-X}}. 448 pp
External links
- [http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_4808.shtml Gastropods.com : Mitra (Strigatella) fastigium; accessed : 14 December 2010]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1845
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