Mitrella eximia

Mitrella eximia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species: M. eximia
Binomial name
Mitrella eximia
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Columbella eximia Reeve, 1846

Mitrella eximia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 6 mm and 12 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Red Sea and along Malaysia and the Philippines

References

  1. 1 2 Mitrella eximia .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 November 2010.

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