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.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil.
References
- ^ a b Cosmioconcha nitens (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 May 2011.
- 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
External links
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