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Mitrella floccata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Columbellidae

Scientific name
  
Mitrella floccata

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Subfamily
  
Atiliinae

Rank
  
Species

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Mitrella floccata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

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Subspecies
  • Mitrella floccata floccata (Reeve, 1859)
  • Mitrella floccata hanleyi (Deshayes, 1863)
  • Description

    The shell size varies between 10 mm and 16 mm

    Distribution

    This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.

    References

    Mitrella floccata Wikipedia