Mitromorpha columbellaria

Mitromorpha columbellaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Mitromorpha columbellaria
Shells of Mitromorpha columbellaria (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Mitromorpha
Species:
M. columbellaria
Binomial name
Mitromorpha columbellaria
(Scacchi, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella greci Philippi, 1844 (dubious synonym)
  • Columbella greci var. granulosa Monterosato, 1878
  • Columbella greci var. lactea Monterosato, 1878
  • Columbella greci var. minor Monterosato, 1878
  • Columbella greci var. unifasciata Monterosato, 1878
  • Mitra clandestina Reeve, 1845 (dubious synonym)
  • Mitra columbellaria Scacchi, 1836 (original combination)
  • Mitra leontocroma Brusina, 1866
  • Mitra obsoleta Philippi, 1836 (invalid: junior homonym of Mitra obsoleta Brocchi, 1814)
  • Mitrolumna algeriana Pallary, 1900
  • Mitrolumna granulosa Locard, 1886
  • Mitrolumna major Locard, 1886
  • Mitrolumna olivoidea var. granulosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
  • Mitrolumna olivoidea var. lactea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
  • Mitrolumna olivoidea var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
  • Mitrolumna olivoidea var. minor Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
  • Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) columbellaria (Scacchi, 1836)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Mitromorpha mediterranea Mifsud, 2001

Description

The Mitromorpha columbellaria has a brownish-tan, spiral shell. Its common size is 6mm.

Distribution

This species of sea snail is native to Spain, particularly in the cities of Granada and Punta de la Mona; also off Italy and Algeria

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Mitromorpha columbellaria (Scacchi, 1836). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2018) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=835779 on 2018-02-11
  • Mifsud C. (2001). The genus Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 (Neogastropoda, Turridae), and its sub-genera with notes on the European species. Published by the Author, Rabat, Malta 32 pp.


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