Mitrella profundi (Dall 1889)

Astyris profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Description

The shell size is up to 8 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores, Cape Verde and along North Carolina, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.

References

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas