Mitrella ocellata Gmelin 1791 (dove shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Alternative combinations: Nitidella ocellata, Voluta ocellata

Synonyms: Buccinum cribrarium Lamarck 1822, Columbella cribraria Lamarck 1822, Nitidella cribraria Lamarck 1822

Belongs to Mitrella according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931

See also Carpenter 1857

Sister taxa: Columbella (Mitrella) tenuilineata, Mitrela agenta, Mitrella (Atilia), Mitrella (Mitrella), Mitrella anchuela, Mitrella broderipi, Mitrella cantaurana, Mitrella debooyi, Mitrella edensis, Mitrella epacta, Mitrella gardnerae, Mitrella gausapata, Mitrella grandior, Mitrella guttata, Mitrella hayesorum, Mitrella hilberi, Mitrella limonensis, Mitrella mikra, Mitrella nanna, Mitrella oryzoides, Mitrella parva, Mitrella pedana, Mitrella phyllisae, Mitrella sima, Mitrella tuberosa

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bermuda (2 collections), Ecuador (1)

• Pliocene of Venezuela (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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