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Colubraria nitidula

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Colubraria nitidula
Several shells of Colubraria nitidula (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Colubrariidae
Genus: Colubraria
Species:
C. nitidula
Binomial name
Colubraria nitidula
(Sowerby I, 1833)
Synonyms

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

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

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

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  • 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.
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  • "Colubraria nitidula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.