Mitrella floccata

Mitrella floccata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1] This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa.

Mitrella floccata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Subfamily:
Atiliinae
Genus:
Mitrella
Species:
M. floccata
Binomial name
Mitrella floccata
(Reeve, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella floccata Reeve, 1859 (basionym)
  • Pyrene floccata (Reeve, 1859)

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

  • Mitrella floccata floccata (Reeve, 1859)
  • Mitrella floccata hanleyi (Deshayes, 1863)

Description

The shell length varies between 10 mm and 16 mm.[2]

References
  1. Mitrella floccata (Reeve, 1859) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
  2. "Mitrella floccata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  • Kilburn R.N. (1970). Taxonomic notes on South African marine mollusca, I. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 8(4):39–48
  • 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.


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