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Colubraria obscura

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Colubraria obscura
Several shells of Colubraria obscura (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Colubrariidae
Genus: Colubraria
Species:
C. obscura
Binomial name
Colubraria obscura
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]

Triton obscurus Reeve, 1844

Colubraria obscura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species has a wide distribution: Florida, USA, to Brazil; off Canary Islands, Cape Verdes, Angola, Mozambique; in the Mediterranean Sea; in the Red Sea; in the Western Indian Ocean.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Colubraria obscura (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Colubrariidae. pp. 54–59, 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.
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  • "Colubraria obscura". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Media related to Colubraria obscura at Wikimedia Commons