Mitrella eximia is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Mitrella eximia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Mitrella |
Species: | M. fimbriata
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Binomial name | |
Mitrella fimbriata (Reeve, 1846)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe shell size varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
editThis species is found in the Red Sea and along Malaysia and the Philippines
References
edit- ^ a b Mitrella eximia. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 November 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp