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Mitrella patricki

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Mitrella patricki
Shell of Mitrella patricki (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. patricki
Binomial name
Mitrella patricki
Bozzetti, 2006[1]

Mitrella patricki is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 16.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

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