Mitrella psilla is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Mitrella psilla
Shell of Mitrella psilla (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. psilla
Binomial name
Mitrella psilla
(Duclos, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Colombella japix Duclos, 1848
  • Colombella philodicia Duclos, 1846
  • Colombella psilla Duclos, 1846 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off West Africa, from Mauritania to Senegal and again in the provinces of Benguela and Namibe, Angola (Rolán, 2005). Introduced in Gulf of Tunis, Mediterranean Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mitrella psilla (Duclos, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Rolán E. 2005. Columbellidae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) of the gulf of Guinea with the description of eight new species. Iberus 23(2): 119-156
  • Nappo A., Strizzi M.N.T., Mancini E. & Marcelli M. (2019). First record of Mitrella psilla (Duclos, 1846) (Gastropoda: Columbellidae) in Italy. Bollettino Malacologico. 55(1): 62–64.
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