Columbella strombiformis
| Columbella strombiformis | |
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| A shell of Columbella strombiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbellinae |
| Genus: | Columbella |
| Species: | C. strombiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Columbella strombiformis Lamarck, 1822 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Columbella strombiformis, common name Stromboid Dove Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
Shells of Columbella strombiformis can reach a size of 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in).[2]
Distribution
This species is present in Northern Sea of Cortèz and from Western Mexico to Peru. [2][3]
References
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