Common name of Mitrella ocellata
 
Common Name White-spotted dove shell
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Belize
Locality
Ref. Bright, T.J., 2010
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier morphology
Remarks 'shell' from Greek 'skallein', i.e., to hoe, pertaining to the shell.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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