Mitrella chantalae

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Mitrella chantalae
Shell of Mitrella chantalae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. chantalae
Binomial name
Mitrella chantalae
Bozzetti, 2006[1]

Mitrella chantalae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 11.3 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References[edit]

  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Tre nuove Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Columbellidae: Pyreninae) dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 53: 6–8.