Quasimitra puncticulata
- Usual depth19 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Quasimitra puncticulata, common name: the punctured 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: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 19 m · Deepest record: 19 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- キバフデ
Other scientific names: Mitra (Nebularia) puncticulata, Mitra puncticulata, Tiarella puncticulata
Similar species
- Episcopal miter
Mitra mitra
- Lettered Mitre
Strigatella 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).
- 57 open-data records from 1956 to 2022.
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