Mitra (Tiara) tegalensis Oostingh 1935 (mitre shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Full reference: C. H. Oostingh. 1935. Die Mollusken des Pliozäns von Boemiajoe (Java). Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen 26:1-247

Belongs to Mitra (Tiara) according to C. H. Oostingh 1935

Sister taxa: Mitra (Tiara) bolivarensis, Mitra (Tiara) desmia, Mitra (Tiara) gigantea, Mitra (Tiara) grateloupi, Mitra (Tiara) isabella, Mitra (Tiara) lajoyi, Mitra (Tiara) mosaensis, Mitra (Tiara) substriatula, Tiara junghuhni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Location 172, Tjipamali, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in Indonesia

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Location 172, Tjipamali

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