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Cosmioconcha nitens (C. B. Adams 1850)

Cosmioconcha nitens

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Cosmioconcha nitens, common name: the shiny dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

  • 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
  • Pelorce J. (2017). Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française. Xenophora Taxonomy. 14: 4–21

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Cosmioconcha nitens: Brief Summary

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Cosmioconcha nitens, common name: the shiny dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

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