Mitrella dichroa is a species of small sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Mitrella dichroa | |
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| Shell of Mitrella dichroa (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Mitrella |
| Species: | M. dichroa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitrella dichroa (Sowerby, 1844)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 7.6 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
References
edit- ^ a b Mitrella dichroa (Sowerby I, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 June 2012.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
External links
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- Sowerby, G. B., I. (1844). Monograph of the genus Columbella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (4): 109-146bis, pls 36-40. London, privately published.
- Duclos P.L. (1846-1850). Colombella. In J.C. Chenu, Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes. Volume 4
- Petit de la Saussaye, S. (1853). Descriptions de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 4: 360-369, pl. 11-13
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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