Mitrella turbita

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

Mitrella turbita
Shell of Mitrella turbita (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Mitrella
Species:
M. turbita
Binomial name
Mitrella turbita
(Duclos, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Colombella phylina P.L. Duclos, 1846
  • Colombella turbita Duclos, 1840 (original combination)
  • Columbella (Mitrella) broderipi var. lutea Maltzan, 1884
  • Columbella phylina Duclos, 1846
  • Columbella rac Dautzenberg, 1891
  • Mitrella broderipi H. von Maltzan, 1884
  • Mitrella broderipii lutea H. von Maltzan, 1884
  • Mitrella rac (Dautzenberg, 1891)

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.8 mm.

References
  1. Mitrella turbita (Duclos, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Pelorce, J. & Boyer, F., 2005. La famille Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) dans l'infralittoral de la Péninsule du Cap Vert (Sénégal). Iberus 23(2): 95-118
  • Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm.


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