Mitrella_psilla

<i>Mitrella psilla</i>

Mitrella psilla

Species of gastropod

Mitrella psilla is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Africa, from Mauritania to Senegal and again in the provinces of Benguela and Namibe, Angola (Rolán, 2005). Introduced in Gulf of Tunis, Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. [1]
    Mitrella psilla (Duclos, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Rolán E. 2005. Columbellidae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) of the gulf of Guinea with the description of eight new species. Iberus 23(2): 119-156
  • Nappo A., Strizzi M.N.T., Mancini E. & Marcelli M. (2019). First record of Mitrella psilla (Duclos, 1846) (Gastropoda: Columbellidae) in Italy. Bollettino Malacologico. 55(1): 62–64.


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