Taxon profile
species
Mitrella scapula K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » order Neogastropoda » family Columbellidae - Dove Shells » genus Mitrella
ID: 1371858
pID: 308689
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2019-12-30 10:44:41 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-23 10:45:08
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1371858/
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[[t:1371858;<em>Mitrella scapula</em>]] K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1371858/"><em>Mitrella scapula</em></a>
pID: 308689
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2019-12-30 10:44:41 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-23 10:45:08
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1371858/
Text function: [[t:1371858;<em>Mitrella scapula</em>]]
[[t:1371858;<em>Mitrella scapula</em>]] K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1371858/"><em>Mitrella scapula</em></a>
Data source: WORMS.
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 97946
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Created: 2019-12-30 10:45:27 - User Delsing Jan
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Shell of rather small size for genus, adult size up to -8.7 mm; fusiform, elongate. Suture slightly incised, whorls strongly shouldered. Protoconch paucispiral, -1.75 smooth whorls. Teleoconch of ca.6.5 whorls. Axial sculpture absent. Spiral sculpture of basal cords, ventrally ranging to mid-parietal height, diminishing in strength adapically. Outer lip thickened, with distinct rim, smooth, bearing only continuation of basal cords. Inner lip denticulate, with six equally spaced denticles, diminishing in strength abapically. Columellar callus and parietal callus almost obsolete. Columella smooth. Siphonal canal short, open, slightly recurved. Teleoconch whorls off-white in colour with pale brown flammules. Protoconch off-white. Aperture and columella off-white. Holotype height 8.7 mm.
Monsecour, K. & Monsecour, D., 2016. Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia.
Interchangeable taxa
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 97948
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Created: 2019-12-30 10:46:51 - User Delsing Jan
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The species stands apart from all congeners in the very strongly shouldered whorls.
Monsecour, K. & Monsecour, D., 2016. Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia.
Distribution
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 97947
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Created: 2019-12-30 10:45:57 - User Delsing Jan
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New Caledonia: off east coast of Grande Terre, 207-247 m.
Monsecour, K. & Monsecour, D., 2016. Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia.
Author: Jan Delsing
