Mitrella antares

Mitrella antares is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Mitrella antares
Shell of Mitrella antares (paratype 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. antares
Binomial name
Mitrella antares
P. M. Costa & P. J. de Souza, 2001[1]
Synonyms

Astyris antares (Costa & de Souza, 2001)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References
  1. Costa P. M. & de Souza, P. J. (2001). Iberus 19 (2) : 15–21. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Mitrella antares P. M. Costa & P. J. de Souza, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.


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