Columbellidae ID (Mitrella?)

[GerritM]

Hi!
Who knows the ID from this snail?
Is it a Mitrella (ocellata?)

I found this page with an similar photo. But i don´t know, if it is the correct ID.
http://mat.lindner-home.net/Shells/... Mitrella ocellata (9466) Japan F+ 13 mm.html

The Mitrella ocellata on gastropods.com looks not similar.

No idea, where this snail came from.

Don?

 

[pagojoe]

Hi Gerrit,

No, I don't think it's a Mitrella, although I don't recognize the species. It looks like it's either a true Columbella species, or possibly a Euplica. I am on vacation and don't have any references at the moment, other than the internet. I didn't quickly find a good match. It has sculpture on the shell, although it's not very strong. Still, that is enough to separate it from the smooth-shelled species, as well as the strongly-sculptured columbellids. It may be just an aberrant form of one of the common super variable species, but I can't assign it to any candidate with certainty. I'll work on it some more when I get back to my books!

Cheers,



Don