Colubraria nitidula, common name the shiny dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1]
| Colubraria nitidula | |
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| Several shells of Colubraria nitidula (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Colubrariidae |
| Genus: | Colubraria |
| Species: | C. nitidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Colubraria nitidula (Sowerby I, 1833)
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| Synonyms | |
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Triton nitidulus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe length of shell varies between 20 mm and 66 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Northern Transkei, South Africa; in the Indo-West Pacific (off Mauritius, Aldabra, Mascarene Basin)
References
edit- ^ Colubraria nitidula (Sowerby, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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.
External links
edit- "Colubraria nitidula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.