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Mitrella burchardi R. W. Dunker, 1877

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Columbellidae - Dove Shells »  genus Mitrella

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Mitrella burchardi

Author: Shellauction

Mitrella burchardi

Author: Alexeiev

Mitrella burchardi

Author: Kira, T.

Mitrella burchardi

Author: Kantor & Sysoev

Taxon in country check-lists*

Europe: Russia (Sakhalin), Asia: Japan

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

As Mitrella tenuis:
This is close to P. testudinaria tylerae in its appearance, but the spire is taller, and the lip margins are devoid of teeth. Irregular brown blotches are marked on the white ground color. Distribution : south of Hokkaido, below the tide line.
Kira, T., 1962. Shells of the Western Pacific in color. Part 1.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Mitrella burchardi Dunker, 1877]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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