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Columbella strombiformis

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Species of gastropod

Columbella strombiformis
A shell of Columbella strombiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Columbella
Species: C. strombiformis
Binomial name
Columbella strombiformis
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms
  • Buccinum strombiforme Wood, 1828
  • Columbella bridgesii Reeve, 1858
  • Columbella buccinoides Lesson, 1842

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).

Distribution

This species is present in Northern Sea of Cortèz and from Western Mexico to Peru.

References

  1. WoRMS
  2. ^ "Columbella strombiformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. Discover Life
Taxon identifiers
Columbella strombiformis


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