Indomitrella conspersa

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

Indomitrella conspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Indomitrella
Species:
I. conspersa
Binomial name
Indomitrella conspersa
(Gaskoin, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella alabastroides Kobelt, 1893
  • Columbella alabastrum Martens, 1880
  • Columbella alabastrum Reeve, 1859
  • Columbella conspersa Gaskoin, 1851
  • Columbella conspersa nodosa (f) Schepman, M.M., 1911
  • Columbella contaminata Gaskoin, 1851
  • Columbella niveomarginata Smith, 1879
  • Columbella sigaloessa Melvill & Standen, 1896
  • Mitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851)
  • Mitrella conspersa var. circulata Hervier, 1899
  • Mitrella conspersa var. diluta Hervier, 1899
  • Mitrella conspersa var. intemerata Hervier, 1899
  • Mitrella conspersa var. nodosa Schepman, 1911
  • Mitrella conspersa var. suspecta Hervier, 1899
  • Mitrella (Mitrella) alabastroides Kobelt, W., 1895
  • Mitrella sigaloessa Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 189

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and off the Loyalty Islands, Indonesia and the Philippines.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Indomitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577125 on 29 May 2014
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 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
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
  • "Mitrella (Indomitrella) conspersa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.


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