Columbella fuscata

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Columbella fuscata
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A shell of Columbella fuscata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Columbella
Species:
C. fuscata
Binomial name
Columbella fuscata
Sowerby, 1832
Synonyms [1]
  • Columbella fuscata var. pallescensWimmer, 1880
  • Columbella luteola Kiener, 1841
  • Columbella meleagrisDuclos, 1840
  • Columbella nodalinaDuclos, 1840
  • Columbella vulpeculaDuclos, 1846

Columbella fuscata, the burnt dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

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Description

Shells of Columbella fuscata can reach a size of 11–22 millimetres (0.43–0.87 in). [2]

Distribution

This species is present in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in the Galápagos. [2]

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<i>Falsuszafrona idalina</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Parametaria</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Aesopus cumingii</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. WoRMS
  2. 1 2 "Columbella fuscata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.