Thala mirifica

Thala mirifica
Shell of Thala mirifica (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Thala
Species:	T. mirifica
Binomial name
Thala mirifica (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra fususSouverbie, 1876 Mitra mirificaReeve, 1845 (original combination)

Thala mirifica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

1. Thala mirifica (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Souverbie, M. (1876). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'archipel calédonien (23e article). Journal of Conchology, 24: 376-381. London
• Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) - Costellariidae (Gastropoda) of the Maldive Islands, with descriptions of nine new species; Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5:1–48-page(s): 37

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London