Mitrella aesopiformis

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella aesopiformis K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887975 on 2018-09-06
  • 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 aesopiformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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