Imbricariopsis punctata
- Usual depth1–14 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
About this species
Imbricariopsis punctata, common name the bone-like mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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: 6 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–14 m · Deepest record: 13.7 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ツノイロチョウチンフデ
Other scientific names: Conoelix punctatus, Conus dentatus, Imbricaria punctata, Mitra ossea, Pterygia punctata
Similar species
- Episcopal miter
Mitra mitra
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).
- 109 open-data records from 1905 to 2012.
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