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

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella expolita K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887997 on 2018-09-08
  • 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.
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  • "Mitrella expolita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.