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Mitrella albuginosa (Reeve, 1859)

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

Scientific synonyms

Columbella albuginosa Reeve, 1859
Columbella bella Reeve, 1859
Mitrella bella (Reeve, 1859)
Columbella rietensis Turton, 1933
Columbella rufanensis Turton, 1932

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Images

Mitrella albuginosa

Author: Jan Delsing

Mitrella albuginosa

Author: Jan Delsing

Mitrella albuginosa

Author: Jan Delsing

Mitrella albuginosa

Author: Jan Delsing

Mitrella albuginosa

Author: Kira, T.

Mitrella albuginosa

Author: Marais, A. P. & Seccombe, A. D.

Mitrella albuginosa

Author: Jan Delsing

Taxon in country check-lists*

Africa: South Africa, Asia: Japan, Philippines

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Description

As Mitrella bella:
The shell is slenderly fusiform, with a tall spire. The margin of aperture is minutely dentate on both lips, and the anterior canal is short. The outer surface is fascinated by brown on the white background. Distribution: south of Honshu, 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 albuginosa Reeve, 1859]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013
EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Mitrella bella Reeve, 1859]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013
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