Mitrella prolixa

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Mitrella prolixa
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Shells of Mitrella prolixa (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. prolixa
Binomial name
Mitrella prolixa
K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016

Mitrella prolixa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 8.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Ridge, off Lifou Island

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella prolixa K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887988 on 2018-09-10