Mitrella prolixa

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

Mitrella prolixa
Shells of Mitrella prolixa (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. prolixa
Binomial name
Mitrella prolixa
K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Ridge, off Lifou Island

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella prolixa K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887988 on 2018-09-10
  • Monsecour, K.; Monsecour, D. (2016). Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 208: 291-362.
  • "Mitrella prolixa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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