Mitrella chantalae

Mitrella chantalae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Mitrella chantalae
Shell of Mitrella chantalae (holotype 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. chantalae
Binomial name
Mitrella chantalae
Bozzetti, 2006[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References
  1. Bozzetti. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 53 (4) : 6–8. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Mitrella chantalae Bozzetti, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Tre nuove Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Columbellidae: Pyreninae) dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 53: 6–8.


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