In the description above, it is said that this shell is "also known as "Bishops Mitre." That particular shell is a different species (Mitra mitra), also going under the name of "Episcopal Miter." It's shell has a smooth exterior, smoother shoulders at the sutures (Mitra papalis has small coronations or knobs on them), and the spots are larger, being of an orange coloration - very rarely of a dark crimson hue. Mitra papalis has smaller spots and/or blotches of a dark crimson to maroon coloration.
Papal Mitre
Mitra papalis
Also known as: Bishops Mitre, Mitre, Mitre Snail
- Bishops Mitre
- Mitre
- Mitre Snail
Overview
Found during the day, burrowed in the sand or under rocks, over intertidal zones, in the open at night foraging for food.
They feed nocturnally on benthic invertebrates.
Mitres shells can be smooth or notched, the shell resembles a bishops mitre, hence the name!
Mitre shells are usually predatory but sometimes the scavange.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
Found during the day, burrowed in the sand or under rocks, over intertidal zones, in the open at night foraging for food.
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- Tony Arioli· 6 Nov 2021
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