Mitrella psilla

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Mitrella psilla
Mitrella psilla (MNHN-IM-2000-6396).jpeg
Shell of Mitrella psilla (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. psilla
Binomial name
Mitrella psilla
(Duclos, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Colombella japixDuclos, 1848
  • Colombella philodiciaDuclos, 1846
  • Colombella psillaDuclos, 1846 (original combination)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Africa, from Mauritania to Senegal and again in the provinces of Benguela and Namibe, Angola (Rolán, 2005). Introduced in Gulf of Tunis, Mediterranean Sea.

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References

  1. 1 2 Mitrella psilla (Duclos, 1846) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.