Mitrella aesopiformis
Mitrella aesopiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Mitrella aesopiformis | |
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Shells of Mitrella aesopiformis (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Mitrella |
Species: | M. aesopiformis |
Binomial name | |
Mitrella aesopiformis K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella aesopiformis K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887975 on 2018-09-06
- Monsecour, K.; Monsecour, D. (2016). Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 208: 291-362.
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