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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colubraria nitidula, common name the shiny dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1]
Colubraria nitidula | |
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Several shells of Colubraria nitidula (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific 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) |
The length of shell varies between 20 mm and 66 mm.
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This marine species occurs off Northern Transkei, South Africa; in the Indo-West Pacific (off Mauritius, Aldabra, Mascarene Basin)
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