Columbella fuscata
Columbella fuscata, common name burnt dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
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| A Shell of Columbella fuscata | |
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| Subfamily: | Columbellinae |
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| Species: | C. fuscata |
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| Columbella fuscata Sowerby, 1832 | |
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Description
Shells of Columbella fuscata can reach a size of 11–22 millimetres (0.43–0.87 in).[2]
Distribution
This species is present in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in the Galápagos.[2]
Bibliography
- Monsecour K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae.
- Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218.
- R S Houston - THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF NEOGASTROPOD REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO Columbella-fuscata - Veliger 1976 19:27-46
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References
- WoRMS
- "Columbella fuscata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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