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Mitra ambigua Swainson, 1829

590508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:590508)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): pl. 30 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mitra ambigua Swainson, 1829. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590508 on 2026-09-30
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Mitra ambigua Swainson, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590508 on 2026-09-30
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2011-12-12 00:42:37Z
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2017-01-16 12:46:24Z
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2018-02-19 18:06:42Z
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2024-08-18 01:21:54Z
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2026-09-30 13:49:53Z
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original description Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): pl. 30 [details] 

basis of record Cernohorsky, W. O. (1976). The Mitridae of the World. Part I. The subfamily Mitrinae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 3(17): 273-528., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175322
page(s): 317, pl. 255 figs 1-2, pl. 269 fig. 1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 46, pl. 32, fig. 14 [details] 

additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 186. [details] 

additional source Tsuchiya K. (2017). Family Mitridae. Pp. 973-982, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality