Mitrella bruggeni
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Mitrella bruggeni is a species
of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Columbellidae
, the dove snails.
The specific name bruggeni is in honor of Dutch malacologist Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen
.
It was created as a new name for Mitrella broderipi
auct. not Sowerby, 1844.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Columbellidae
Columbellidae
Columbellidae, common name the "dove snails" or "dove shells" are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Distribution:...
, the dove snails.
The specific name bruggeni is in honor of Dutch malacologist Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen
Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen
Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen, also known as A. C. van Bruggen or Dolf van Bruggen is a malacologist, entomologist and botanist from the Netherlands. His interest in the tropics and tropical Africa has dominated his broad scientific interest for more than 50 years now...
.
It was created as a new name for Mitrella broderipi
Mitrella broderipi
Mitrella broderipi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
auct. not Sowerby, 1844.