Colubraria

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Colubraria
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Five views of a shell of Colubraria tortuosa(Reeve, 1844)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Colubrariidae
Genus: Colubraria
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Colubraria granulata
Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms [1]
  • EpidromusMörch, 1852 (not available from Agassiz, 1846)
  • ObexIredale, 1925
  • RoquesiaPetuch, 2013
  • Triton (Epidromus)Mörch, 1852
Colubraria tortuosa (Reeve, 1844) Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.207699 - Colubraria tortuosa (Reeve, 1844) - Colubrariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Colubraria tortuosa (Reeve, 1844)

Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. [1] Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish. [2]

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Species

Species within the genus Colubraria include: [3]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 Colubraria Schumacher, 1817 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 November 2010.
  2. Debelius, H. 2001. Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide IKAN, Germany
  3. WoRMS : Colubraria; accessed : 29 August 2020
  4. Colubraria canariensis Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  5. Colubraria clathrata (Sowerby, 1833) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  6. Colubraria latericium Bozzetti, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  7. Colubraria maculosa Gmelin, 1790 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  8. Colubraria nitidula (Sowerby, 1833) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  9. Colubraria obscura (Reeve, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  10. Colubraria suduirauti Parth, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  11. Colubraria tchangsii Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  12. Colubraria testacea Morch . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  13. Colubraria tumida Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  14. Colubraria antiquata . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  15. Colubraria antillana Sarasúa, 1978 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  16. Colubraria digitalis Reeve, 1844 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  17. Colubraria pulchrafuscata Dekkers, 2007 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  18. Colubraria reticulata (de Blainville, 1829) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.