Mitrella chantalae

Mitrella chantalae
Shell of Mitrella chantalae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Mitrella
Species:	M. chantalae
Binomial name
Mitrella chantalae Bozzetti, 2006 [1]

Mitrella chantalae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. ^[2]

Description

The length of its shell ranges from 11 to 13 mm, is a smooth ,reddish-brown, covered with a pattern of lighter, round spots, has a pointed spire, the whorls of the spire may have bands of alternating white and brown ,the inner surface of the shell is a whitish color, the outer lip of the shell is thickened and has small, folded or tooth-like ridges on the inside. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

1. Bozzetti. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 53 (4) : 6–8. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
2. Mitrella chantalae Bozzetti, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
3. "Shell Encyclopedia - Conchological MegaDatabase Iconographic Overview on Mollusks | ConchologyCOLUMBELLIDAE, Mitrella canariensis | Conchology". conchology.be. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mitrella chantalae Bozzetti, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
5. "MolluscaBase - Mitrella chantalae Bozzetti, 2006". www.molluscabase.org. doi: 10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390506 (inactive 20 September 2025). Retrieved 20 September 2025.

• Bozzetti L. (2006) Tre nuove Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Columbellidae: Pyreninae) dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 53: 6–8.