ail , ▁a ▁marine ▁g ast rop od ▁m oll usk ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Mit r idae , ▁the ▁mit ers ▁or ▁mit er ▁sn ails . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁shell ▁var ies ▁between ▁ 1 1   mm ▁and ▁ 2 5   mm . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁This ▁marine ▁species ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁off ▁the ▁Mas car enes , ▁Ald ab ra ]] ▁and ▁Ré union ; ▁off ▁New ▁Guinea ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Po ppe ▁G . T . ▁& ▁Tag aro ▁S . P . ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁Mit r idae . ▁pp .   3 3 0 – 4 1 7 , ▁in : ▁G . T . ▁Po ppe ▁( ed .), ▁Philipp ine ▁marine ▁m oll us ks , ▁volume ▁ 2 . ▁H ack en heim : ▁Con ch Book s . ▁ 8 4 8 ▁pp ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : M it r idae ▁Category : G ast rop ods ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Allen ▁E ck els ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁business man ▁from ▁his ▁native ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁a ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁county ▁judge ▁of ▁Harris ▁County . ▁ ▁Background ▁