Mitrella nix
Mitrella nix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Mitrella nix | |
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| Shells of Mitrella nix (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Mitrella |
| Species: | M. nix |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitrella nix K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella nix K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887980 on 2018-09-09
- 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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