Mitrella inflata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Mitrella inflata
Shell of Mitrella inflata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mitrella
Species:
M. inflata
Binomial name
Mitrella inflata
Pelorce & Boyer, 2005[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

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  • Pelorce J. & Boyer F. 2005. La famille Columbellidae (Gastropoda; Muricoidea) dans l'infralittoral de la Péninsule du Cap Vert (Sénégal). Iberus 23(2): 95-118
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life