Indomitrella conspersa
Indomitrella conspersa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Indomitrella |
Species: | I. conspersa |
Binomial name | |
Indomitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Indomitrella conspersa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 8 mm and 14 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mauritius and off the Loyalty Islands, Indonesia and the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Indomitrella conspersa (Gaskoin, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577125 on 2014-05-29
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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