Subcancilla sulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]
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| Species: | S. sulcata
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| Subcancilla sulcata (Swainson in Sowerby, 1825)
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Description edit
The species was first described by William Swainson as Mitra sulcata. The shell is marked by very distinct ridges aligned with the whorls.
Distribution edit
The type specimen was obtained from the Pacific coast of the American Isthmus.
References edit
- ^ Subcancilla sulcata (Swainson in Sowerby, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/24/10.