Mitrella psilla

Mitrella psilla
Shell of Mitrella psilla (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Mitrella
Species:	M. psilla
Binomial name
Mitrella psilla (Duclos, 1846)
Synonyms
Colombella japix Duclos, 1848 Colombella philodicia Duclos, 1846 Colombella psilla Duclos, 1846 (original combination)

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

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm.

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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[]

• 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.

External links[]

• Chenu J.C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles.,. Paris. 85 parts in 4 volume
• Duclos P.L. (1846-1850). Colombella. In J.C. Chenu, Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes. Volume 40
• Antit, M.; Gofas, S.; Azzouna, A. (2009). A gastropod from the tropical Atlantic becomes an established alien in the Mediterranean. Biological Invasions. 12(5): 991-994

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