Domiporta praestantissima, the most superior mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the miter snail family.
Description The shell size varies between 20 mm and 61 mm.
Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Polynesia and off Japan.
References
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.
External links Gastropods.com : Domiporta praestantissima; accessed : 15 December 2010