Nitidella nitida
Nitidella nitida, common name: the glossy dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles, and from Florida to Brazil.
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References
- Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
- 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
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