Mazatlania fulgurata
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| Two views of a shell of Mazatlania fulgurata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Species: | M. fulgurata
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Mazatlania fulgurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 23 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.
References
- ^ Mazatlania fulgurata (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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