Mitrella floccata

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

Subspecies
  • Mitrella floccata floccata (Reeve, 1859)
  • Mitrella floccata hanleyi (Deshayes, 1863)

Mitrella floccata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Subfamily:
Atiliinae
Genus:
Mitrella
Species:
M. floccata
Binomial name
Mitrella floccata
(Reeve, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella floccata Reeve, 1859 (basionym)
  • Pyrene floccata (Reeve, 1859)

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 16 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.

References
  1. Mitrella floccata (Reeve, 1859) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  • Kilburn R.N. (1970). Taxonomic notes on South African marine mollusca, I. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 8(4):39–48
  • Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. pp. 60–104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
  • "Mitrella floccata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.


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