Colubraria nitidula

Colubraria nitidula, common name the shiny dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1]

Colubraria nitidula
Several shells of Colubraria nitidula (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Colubrariidae
Genus:
Colubraria
Species:
C. nitidula
Binomial name
Colubraria nitidula
(Sowerby I, 1833)
Synonyms

Triton nitidulus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (original combination)

Description

The length of shell varies between 20 mm and 66 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northern Transkei, South Africa; in the Indo-West Pacific (off Mauritius, Aldabra, Mascarene Basin)

References
  1. Colubraria nitidula (Sowerby, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Colubrariidae. pp. 54–59, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
  • "Colubraria nitidula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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