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Columbellidae - Atiliinae: Mitrella (Dentimitrella) leucostoma (Gaskoin, 1852) ('white-mouthed dove-shell')
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Synonym(s):
leucostoma Gaskoin, 1852
tenebrica Reeve, 1859
nubeculata Reeve, 1859
vittata Reeve, 1859
badia Tenison Woods, 1876
roblini Tenison Woods, 1876
dictua Tenison Woods, 1878
vincta Tate, 1893.
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Figures a-b: 10 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures c-d: 10 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures e-f: 10 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures g-h: 9 mm, Flinders Island, Tas (N). Figures i-j: 9 mm, Narawntapu, Tas (N). Figures k-l: 10 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures m-n: 10 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures o-p: 10 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures q-r: 9 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures s-t: 11 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures u-v: 11 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). |
Typical shell-length 10 mm. Colouration very variable, but shape is relatively constant. Some forms resemble an Austromitra but lack columellar folds. Lives subtidally amongst seaweed and seagrass in sheltered to moderately exposed environments.
Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmania this is a widespread and common species, especially in the S.
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