Mitra (Mitra) stictica, commonly known as the pontifical mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the mitres.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208217 on 2010-12-14
Description The length of an adult shell varies between .
Distribution This species occurs in the tropical Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania, and in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji, New Zealand, and the Solomons.
References
Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
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