Mitrella moleculina

Mitrella moleculina
	Shell of Mitrella moleculina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Mitrella
Species:	M. moleculina
Binomial name
	Mitrella moleculina; (Duclos, 1846)
Synonyms
	Anachis (Nitidella) moleculina (Duclos, 1840); Anachis moleculina (Duclos, 1840); Columbella inscripta Brazier, 1877; Columbella moleculina Duclos, 1835 (basionym); Pyrene moleculina (Duclos, 1840);

Mitrella moleculina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1] This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and Madagascar and in the seas off the Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. The shell ranges between 6 and 9 millimeters in length.^[2]

Mitrella moleculina are broadcast spawners, releasing their gametes (sperm and eggs) into open water for external fertilisation.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Australia.

Description

This species attains a size of 8 mm.

References

^ ^a ^b Mitrella moleculina (Duclos, 1846à. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.
^ "Mitrella moleculina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Mitrella moleculina (Duclos, 1846à. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.

[gastropodscom-2] "Mitrella moleculina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

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