Mitrella condei

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

Description

The shell reaches a length of about 16.5 mm. A paucispiral protoconch (~1 whorl; diameter ~700 μm) was noted for the species in comparison with related taxa, based on Rolán's figures.

Distribution

This marine species is known from the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

Type material

The holotype (MNHN-IM-2000-7034) is deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. It was dredged off Moçâmedes (Praia Amélia), Angola, at a depth of about 50 m.

References

• Rolán E. 2005. Columbellidae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) of the gulf of Guinea with the description of eight new species. Iberus 23(2): 119-156
• Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life