Mitrella monica

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

Mitrella monica
Shell of Mitrella monica (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. monica
Binomial name
Mitrella monica
Bozzetti, 2009[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References
  1. Bozzetti (2009). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 62 (1) : 22–23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Mitrella monica Bozzetti, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Bozzetti L. (2009). Mitrella monica (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Columbellidae: Pyreninae) dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 62: 22-23


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