Mitrella nix
| Mitrella nix | |
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| Shells of Mitrella nix (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Mitrella |
| Species: | M. nix
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitrella nix K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
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Mitrella nix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 9.2 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Mitrella nix K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887980 on 2018-09-09
- 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.
External links[edit]
- "Mitrella nix". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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