Biology:Mitrella moleculina

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Mitrella moleculina
Mitrella moleculina 001.jpg
Shell of Mitrella moleculina (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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M. moleculina
Binomial name
Mitrella moleculina
(Duclos, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anachis (Nitidella) moleculina (Duclos, 1840)
  • Anachis moleculina (Duclos, 1840)
  • Columbella inscripta Brazier, 1877
  • Columbella moleculina Duclos, 1835 (basionym)
  • Pyrene moleculina (Duclos, 1840)

Mitrella moleculina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Description

The shell size is 8.5 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and Madagascar and in the seas off the Philippines , Korea and Japan .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mitrella moleculina (Duclos, 1846à. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60–104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6882510 entry