Mitridae
Mitra inquinata Reeve, 1844
Description
Thick brown with white axial furrow and white spiral furrow. Suture weak, spire high,
body whorl slightly inflated.
Locality
Japan: Boso Peninsula, Mouth of Tokyo Bay in 30m, Sagami Bay, Noto Peninsula, Shikoku,
Kyushu.
Taiwan.
China.
Original articles of scientific name
1844 Mitra inquinata Reeve, Conch. Icon., Mitra, sp. 29.
Original of Japanese name
1836 Sekiju Musashi. Kougai gunbunhinshu.
Remarks
M. inquinata is sometimes caught in Mouth of Tokyo Bay. However, it is rare
in other places. The shell that the surface as is smooth and as heavy as M. inquinata
does not hang easily to a present fishing net.