About this species
Mitra turgida 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: 3 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Mitra (Nebularia) turgida
Similar species
- Episcopal miter
Mitra mitra
Papal miterMitra papalis
Pontifical miterMitra stictica
Lettered MitreStrigatella litterata
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).
- 124 open-data records from 1952 to 1997.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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