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Nitidella nitida

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Nitidella nitida
Nitidella nitida shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Nitidella
Species:
N. nitida
Binomial name
Nitidella nitida
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum nitidulum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Columbella nitida Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
  • Columbella nitidula G.B. Sowerby, 1822
  • Columbella swainsoni Mörch, 1859
  • Columbella tringa (Schroeter, 1783)
  • Nitidella marmorata Swainson, 1840
  • Nitidella nitidula Sowerby, G.B. I, 1822
  • Voluta gracilis Dillwyn, 1823
  • Voluta tringa Schroeter, 1783

Nitidella nitida, common name: the glossy dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles, and from Florida to Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
  • 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
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  • "Nitidella nitida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.