Mitrella floccata

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Mitrella floccata
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Shell of Mitrella floccata hanleyi (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. floccata
Binomial name
Mitrella floccata
(Reeve, 1859)
Synonyms [1]
  • Columbella floccataReeve, 1859 (basionym)
  • Mitrella floccata floccata(Reeve, 1859) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pyrene floccata(Reeve, 1859)

Mitrella floccata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

Description

The shell length varies between 10 mm and 16 mm. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mitrella floccata (Reeve, 1859) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 January 2011.
  2. "Mitrella floccata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.