Mitrella nitidulina

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

Mitrella nitidulina
Shell of Mitrella nitidulina (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. nitidulina
Binomial name
Mitrella nitidulina
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella nitidulina Locard, 1897 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 10.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Western Sahara.

References

  • Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155


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