Domiporta filaris
- Usual depth3–15 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, August, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Domiporta filaris, commonly known as the file mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- イトマキフデ
- Simplified Chinese
- 巧彫筆螺
Other scientific names: Cancilla (Domiporta) filaris, Cancilla filaris, Cancilla filiaris, Domiporta filiaris, Mitra bernardiana, Mitra filaris, Mitra filiaris, Mitra filosa, Subcancilla filaris, Voluta filaris, Voluta filosa
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Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 311 open-data records from 1906 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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