Mitrella bruggeni
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Mitrella bruggeni van Aartsen, Menkhorst & Gittenberger, 1984[1]
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Mitrella bruggeni is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2] The specific name bruggeni is in honor of Dutch malacologist Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen.[3] It was created as a new name for Mitrella broderipi auct. not Sowerby, 1844.[3]
References[]
- ^ Aartsen J. J. van, Menkhorst H. P. G. M. & Gittenberger E. (1984). "The marine Mollusca of the Bay of Algeciras, Spain, with general notes on Mitrella, Marginellidae and Turridae". Basteria 2: 1–135.
- ^ Mitrella bruggeni van Aartsen, Menkhorst & Gittenberger, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b Breure A. S. H., Gittenberger E., Maassen W. J. M. & de Winter A. J. (July 2009) "In and out of Africa: Dr A.C. van Bruggen, keen educator and eminent biologist". Zoologische Mededelingen 83: . HTM
Categories:
- Mitrella (gastropod)
- Gastropods described in 1984
- Columbellidae stubs