Mitrella tenebrosa

Mitrella tenebrosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2] Its specific name tenebrosa refers to its dark colour.[3]

Mitrella tenebrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Mitrella tenebrosa
Rolan, 2005[1]

Distribution

The species occurs on the island of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe, deeper than 15–20 m.[3]

References


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