Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Mitra (Strigatella) tristis Broderip, 1836, Mitra tristis Broderip, 1836 (Horton et al., 2021); (M. tristis ) AMNH: 86620, 87149, 110437, 164454, 164466, 165180, 165251, 165274, 165324, 165346, 165397, 165413, 165448, 165469, 165471, 165489, 165497, 165509, 165521, 165530, 165569, 165591, 170128, 188736, ANSP: 46002, 81819, 153141, 153208, 153209, 153377, 153424, 153490, 153491, 154791, 170351, 324446, 342920, BMNH: 1966414/1 (Lectotype, type locality: Galapagos), 1966414/2-3 (Paralectotypes) (Loc.: Sta Elena + Galapagos), acc. n° 2271 : 4 specimens (Charles Lyell coll., C. Darwin material), LACM: several specimens, MHNG: 10320, 17915, 17916, CDRS: 151, 152, 885, 1148, 1170, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984, MHNG expedition to the Galapagos, 1993

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: (M. tristis ) Gulf of California to Peru and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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