Biology:Mitrella nympha
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| Mitrella nympha (Kiener, 1841)
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Mitrella nympha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners.
After birth, Mitrella Nympha embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae, then into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Their shells vary between 9 mm and 13 mm in size and are in the shape of narrow tapered spirals.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the Philippines .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitrella nympha. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 November 2010.
- ↑ ""Mitrella nympha"". https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Mitrella-nympha.html.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10794206 entry
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