Isara carbonaria is a medium-large species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the mitre snails or mitre shells.

Description

A dark, slim species with an acuminated spire slightly exceeding the aperture in length.

Isara carbonaria

Distribution

This species occurs in Australia and New Zealand.

Isara carbonaria

References

External links

Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Cernohorsky, W. O. (1976). The Mitridae of the World. Part I. The subfamily Mitrinae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 3(17): 273-528

Isara carbonaria

Mitridae

Gastropods of Australia

Gastropods of New Zealand

Fauna of Western Australia

Gastropods described in 1822