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Columbella fuscata

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Columbella fuscata
A shell of Columbella fuscata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Columbella
Species:
C. fuscata
Binomial name
Columbella fuscata
Sowerby, 1832
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella fuscata var. pallescens Wimmer, 1880
  • Columbella luteola Kiener, 1841
  • Columbella meleagris Duclos, 1840
  • Columbella nodalina Duclos, 1840
  • Columbella vulpecula Duclos, 1846

Columbella fuscata, the burnt dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

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Shells of Columbella fuscata can reach a size of 11–22 millimetres (0.43–0.87 in).[2]

Distribution

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This species is present in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in the Galápagos.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ WoRMS
  2. ^ a b "Columbella fuscata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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