Taranis miranda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm, its diameter is 1.7 mm. The shell is described as elongate, and biconic (meaning that the widest part is roughly in the middle, with a conical shape tapering above and below it), and having strong spiral ridges. Distribution This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the Agulhas Bank, from off Cape Agulhas to off Cape Recife, at depths of 80–125 m.
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R. N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 5. Subfamily Taraninae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 32 Pages 325-339 Pietermaritzburg October. 1991