Indomitrella conspersa

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

Indomitrella conspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Indomitrella
Species:	I. conspersa
Binomial name
Indomitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851)
Synonyms
Columbella alabastroides Kobelt, 1893 Columbella alabastrum Martens, 1880 Columbella alabastrum Reeve, 1859 Columbella conspersa Gaskoin, 1851 Columbella conspersa nodosa (f) Schepman, M.M., 1911 Columbella contaminata Gaskoin, 1851 Columbella niveomarginata Smith, 1879 Columbella sigaloessa Melvill & Standen, 1896 Mitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851) Mitrella conspersa var. circulata Hervier, 1899 Mitrella conspersa var. diluta Hervier, 1899 Mitrella conspersa var. intemerata Hervier, 1899 Mitrella conspersa var. nodosa Schepman, 1911 Mitrella conspersa var. suspecta Hervier, 1899 Mitrella (Mitrella) alabastroides Kobelt, W., 1895 Mitrella sigaloessa Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 189

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and off the Loyalty Islands, Indonesia and the Philippines.

References

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. pp. 60–104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp
• Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.

External links

• "Mitrella (Indomitrella) conspersa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.