Graphicomassa ligula

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Graphicomassa ligula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Graphicomassa
Species:
G. ligula
Binomial name
Graphicomassa ligula
(Duclos, 1835)
Synonyms [1]
  • Columbella aciculaReeve, 1858
  • Columbella carneaHervier, R.P.J., 1899
  • Columbella lacteaDuclos, 1835
  • Columbella ligulaDuclos, 1835 (basionym)
  • Columbella ligula var. carneaHervier, 1899
  • Columbella ligula var. nivalisHervier, 1899
  • Columbella nivalisHervier, R.P.J., 1899
  • Columbella seychellensisSmith, 1884
  • Mitra insignisC.B. Adams, 1853
  • Mitrella ligula(Duclos, 1840)
  • Pyrene ligula(Duclos, 1835)

Graphicomassa ligula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 11 mm and 25 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and Réunion and in the Indo-West Pacific and off New Zealand

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Graphicomassa ligula (Duclos, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577124 on 29 May 2014


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