Columbella strombiformis

Columbella strombiformis
A shell of Columbella strombiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Subfamily: Columbellinae
Genus: Columbella
Species: C. strombiformis
Binomial name
Columbella strombiformis
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum strombiforme Wood, 1828
  • Columbella bridgesii Reeve, 1858
  • Columbella buccinoides Lesson, 1842

Columbella strombiformis, common name Stromboid Dove Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

Shells of Columbella strombiformis can reach a size of 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in).[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Northern Sea of Cortèz and from Western Mexico to Peru. [2][3]


References


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