Mitropsis

<i>Mitropsis</i>

Mitropsis

Genus of gastropods

Mitropsis is a monotypic genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

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Species

  • Mitropsis paumotensis (Tryon, 1883)
Synonym
  • Mitropsis fusiformis Pease, 1868: synonym of Mitropsis paumotensis (Tryon, 1883) (invalid: treated as a secondary homonym of Columbella fusiformis by Tryon, who established the replacement name Columbella paumotensis)

Distribution

This marine species was found off the Tuamotu archipelago.

References

  1. [1]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mitropsis Pease, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740905 on 2021-08-09
  • Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. , 2018. - Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Gloria Maris 56(4): 118-151
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