Strigatella paupercula

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| taxon = Strigatella paupercula

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

| synonyms_ref = [http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/13171 OBIS: Mitra (Strigatella) paupercula]

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  • Mitra lineata Schumacher, 1817 (junior synonym)
  • Mitra paupercula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Mitra radiata Schumacher, 1817
  • Mitra venosa Röding, 1798
  • Mitra (Strigatella) paupercula var. obtusata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923
  • Voluta paupercula Linnaeus, 1758

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Strigatella paupercula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.{{WRMS species|217220|Strigatella paupercula (Linnaeus, 1758)||12 December 2018}}

Description

The S. paupercula is a relatively small member of the Mitridae with black-and-white or brown-and-white zebra stripes. Common size is 30mm.{{cite web |last1=Trausel |first1=Joop |last2=Slieker |first2=Frans |title=WoRMS image - Strigatella paupercula |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=image&pic=67576&tid=217220 |website=World Register of Marine Species |access-date=8 March 2024}}

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Distribution

This species has a broad Indo-Pacific distribution, including but not limited to East Africa, the Indian Ocean coast of Southern Africa, Japan, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea.

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References

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  • 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