Mitrella | |
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Mitrella albuginosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Mitrella Risso, 1826 [1] |
Type species | |
Mitrella flaminea Risso, A., 1826 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Mitrella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove shells or dove snails. [2]
The following species are recognised in the genus Mitrella: [2]
Nassarius, common name nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae. They are scavengers.
Marginella is a very large genus of small tropical and temperate sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Marginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. It is a type of genus family.
Crassispira is a genus of small predatory sea snails with narrow, high-spired shells, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae. They first appeared in the fossil record approximately 48.6 million years ago during the Eocene epoch, and still exist in the present day.
Volvarina is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.
Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.
Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Pyrene is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae.
Olivella, common name the dwarf olives, is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Olivellinae of the family Olividae, the olives. Olivella is the type genus of the family.
Daphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Mangelia is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Euthria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the whelk family Tudiclidae.
Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.
Aesopus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Astyris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Columbella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Costoanachis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Zafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Indomitrella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.