Swainsonia casta

Swainsonia casta, common name the chaste mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off East Africa to Japan; off Pitcairn and Polynesia

References

• 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.

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