Columbella fuscata G. B. Sowerby I 1832

Columbella fuscata, common name burnt dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

Shells of Columbella fuscata can reach a size of 11–22 millimetres (0.43–0.87 in).^[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Baja California, from Mexico to Peru and in the Galápagos.^[2]

Bibliography

• Monsecour K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae.
• Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218.
• R S Houston - THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF NEOGASTROPOD REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO Columbella-fuscata - Veliger 1976 19:27-46

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