Mitrella turbita

Mitrella turbita
	Shell of Mitrella turbita (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Mitrella
Species:	M. turbita
Binomial name
	Mitrella turbita; (Duclos, 1840)
Synonyms
	Colombella phylina P.L. Duclos, 1846; Colombella turbita Duclos, 1840 (original combination); Columbella (Mitrella) broderipi var. lutea Maltzan, 1884; Columbella phylina Duclos, 1846; Columbella rac Dautzenberg, 1891; Mitrella rac (Dautzenberg, 1891);

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

Description

The height of the shell ranges between 22.3 and 24.1 mm with its width ranging from 39.3 to 42.4 mm. The Mitrella Turbita's shell has thick ridges with short spines, located mainly at the shoulder region. Its inter-ridge areas display spiral and axial striations. The shell's color is usually cream or light brown. Its operculum is corneous and thin, and has a spire with a height ranging from 9.4 to 11.6 mm.^[3]

References

↑ Mitrella turbita (Duclos, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
↑ Monsecour, Kevin; Köhler, Frank (September 2006). "Annotated list of columbellid types held in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Columbellidae)". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin – Zoologische Reihe. 82 (2): 282–306. doi:10.1002/mmnz.200600015. ISSN 1435-1935.
↑ University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Nhat, Minh Nguyen Hoang; Cong, Hoi Truong; University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Thi, Hao Nguyen; University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Duy, Minh Le Hoang; University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Thanh, Long Bui; Khanh Hoa University, Khanh Hoa province 57000, Viet Nam; Thanh, Binh Nguyen; Vietnam Environmental and Marine Science, Ha Noi city 10000, Viet Nam; Van, Giang Tran; Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam (29 July 2025). "Species composition and distribution characteristics of Gastropod mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in central Vietnam". Veterinary Integrative Sciences. 24 (2). doi:10.12982/VIS.2026.038.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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
Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm.

External links

[worms-1] Mitrella turbita (Duclos, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

[2] Monsecour, Kevin; Köhler, Frank (September 2006). "Annotated list of columbellid types held in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Columbellidae)". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin – Zoologische Reihe. 82 (2): 282–306. doi:10.1002/mmnz.200600015. ISSN 1435-1935.

[3] University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Nhat, Minh Nguyen Hoang; Cong, Hoi Truong; University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Thi, Hao Nguyen; University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Duy, Minh Le Hoang; University of Education, Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam; Thanh, Long Bui; Khanh Hoa University, Khanh Hoa province 57000, Viet Nam; Thanh, Binh Nguyen; Vietnam Environmental and Marine Science, Ha Noi city 10000, Viet Nam; Van, Giang Tran; Hue University, Hue city 53000, Viet Nam (29 July 2025). "Species composition and distribution characteristics of Gastropod mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in central Vietnam". Veterinary Integrative Sciences. 24 (2). doi:10.12982/VIS.2026.038.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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