Mitrella moleculina

Mitrella moleculina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1] This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and Madagascar and in the seas off the Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. The shell ranges between 6 and 9 millimeters in length.^[2]

Mitrella moleculina
Shell of Mitrella moleculina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Mitrella
Species:	M. moleculina
Binomial name
Mitrella moleculina (Duclos, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Anachis (Nitidella) moleculina (Duclos, 1840) Anachis moleculina (Duclos, 1840) Columbella inscripta Brazier, 1877 Columbella moleculina Duclos, 1835 (basionym) Pyrene moleculina (Duclos, 1840)

Mitrella moleculina are broadcast spawners, releasing their gametes (sperm and eggs) into open water for external fertilisation.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Australia.

Description

This species attains a size of 8 mm.