Euplica turturina

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

Euplica turturina
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Euplica
Species:
E. turturina
Binomial name
Euplica turturina
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella palumbina Gould, 1845
  • Columbella sandwichensis Pease, 1861
  • Columbella turturina Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
  • Pyrene turturina (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm

Distribution

This species has been found in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, North Transkei, Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, Mozambique and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References
  1. Euplica turturina (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  • "Euplica turturina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.


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