Mitrella nympha
| Mitrella nympha |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: |
Buccinoidea |
| Family: |
Columbellidae |
| Genus: |
Mitrella |
| Species: |
M. nympha |
| Binomial name |
Mitrella nympha
(Kiener, 1841) |
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Columbella alabastroides var. illibata Hervier, 1899
- Columbella articulata Souverbie, 1864
- Columbella articulata var. flavidula Hervier, 1899
- Columbella articulata var. pallidior Hervier, 1899
- Columbella articulata var. retiaria Hervier, 1899
- Columbella articulata var. subnympha Hervier, 1899
- Columbella carolinae Smith, 1876
- Columbella carolinae var. bifloccata Hervier, 1899
- Columbella carolinae var. nivosula Hervier, 1899
- Columbella eximia Reeve, 1859
- Columbella eximia var. candescens Hervier, 1899
- Columbella eximia var. incerta Hervier, 1899
- Columbella eximia var. tremulina Hervier, 1899
- Columbella fusiformis Pease, 1868
- Columbella galaxias Reeve, 1859
- Columbella galaxias var. exolescens Hervier, 1899
- Columbella nivosula Hervier, R.P.J., 1899
- Columbella nubeculata Reeve, 1859
- Columbella nubeculata var. obnubila Hervier, 1899
- Columbella nympha Kiener, 1841 (basionym)
- Columbella pusilla Pease, 1862
- Columbella venulata G.B. Sowerby III, 1894
- Columbella venulata var. interpuncta Hervier, 1899
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Mitrella nympha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 13 mm
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the Philippines
References
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
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