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

Mitrella fortuita
Shells of Mitrella fortuita (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. fortuita
Binomial name
Mitrella fortuita
K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella fortuita K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887985 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 fortuita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.