Nitidella nitida

Nitidella nitida
Nitidella nitida shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Nitidella
Species:	N. nitida
Binomial name
Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms [1]
Buccinum nitidulum Linnaeus, 1758 Columbella nitidaLamarck, 1822 (basionym) Columbella nitidulaG.B. Sowerby, 1822 Columbella swainsoniMörch, 1859 Columbella tringa(Schroeter, 1783) Nitidella marmorataSwainson, 1840 Nitidella nitidulaSowerby, G.B. I, 1822 Voluta gracilisDillwyn, 1823 Voluta tringaSchroeter, 1783

Nitidella nitida, common name: the glossy dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. ^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm. ^[2] Its orange-brown coloring has some white spots. ^[3]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles, and from Florida to Brazil.

References

1. Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 November 2010.
2. Sealife Base website, Nitidella nitida
3. Seahorse & Co website, Glossy Dove Shell, article by Chandler Olsen dated 18 April 2024

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links

• "Nitidella nitida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.