Imbricariopsis punctata

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.^[1]

Imbricariopsis punctata
Imbricata punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Mitroidea
Family:	Mitridae
Genus:	Imbricariopsis
Species:	I. punctata
Binomial name
Imbricariopsis punctata (Swainson, 1821)
Synonyms[1]
Conoelix punctatus Swainson, 1821 (original combination) Conus dentatus Schröter, 1803 (unused senior synonym) Imbricaria punctata (Swainson, 1821) Pterygia punctata (Swainson, 1821)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarenes, Aldabra and Réunion; also off New Guinea