- Mitrella eximia
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Mitrella eximia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: 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]
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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
- ^ a b Mitrella eximia . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512179 on 4 November 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
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