Mitrella nympha

Mitrella nympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Mitrella
Species:	M. nympha
Binomial name
Mitrella nympha (Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms [1]
List Columbella alabastroides var. illibataHervier, 1899 Columbella articulataSouverbie, 1864 Columbella articulata var. flavidulaHervier, 1899 Columbella articulata var. pallidiorHervier, 1899 Columbella articulata var. retiariaHervier, 1899 Columbella articulata var. subnymphaHervier, 1899 Columbella carolinaeSmith, 1876 Columbella carolinae var. bifloccataHervier, 1899 Columbella carolinae var. nivosulaHervier, 1899 Columbella eximiaReeve, 1859 Columbella eximia var. candescensHervier, 1899 Columbella eximia var. incertaHervier, 1899 Columbella eximia var. tremulinaHervier, 1899 Columbella fusiformisPease, 1868 Columbella galaxiasReeve, 1859 Columbella galaxias var. exolescensHervier, 1899 Columbella nivosulaHervier, R.P.J., 1899 Columbella nubeculataReeve, 1859 Columbella nubeculata var. obnubilaHervier, 1899 Columbella nymphaKiener, 1841 (basionym) Columbella pusillaPease, 1862 Columbella venulataG.B. Sowerby III, 1894 Columbella venulata var. interpunctaHervier, 1899

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

Description

Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. After birth, Mitrella nympha embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae, then into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Their shells vary between 9 mm and 13 mm in size and are in the shape of narrow tapered spirals. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the Philippines.

References

1. Mitrella nympha . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 November 2010.
2. ""Mitrella nympha"" . Retrieved 29 December 2018.

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.

External links

• Gastropods.com : Mitrella (Mitrella) nympha (with photos); accessed : 4 November 2010