Columbellopsis nycteis

Columbellopsis nycteis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Columbellopsis
Species:	C. nycteis
Binomial name
	Columbellopsis nycteis; (Duclos, 1846)
Synonyms
	Columbella belizana Duclos, 1848; Columbella fenestrata C.B. Adams, 1850; Columbella fusiformis d'Orbigny, 1845; Columbella nycteis Duclos, 1846 (basionym); Columbella plutonida Duclos, 1846; Columbella sagitta Gaskoin, 1851;

Columbellopsis nycteis, common name : the fenestrate dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Description[]

The shell size is up to 8 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies and in the Gulf of Mexico.

References[]

^ Columbellopsis nycteis (Duclos, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.

Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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

External links[]

"Columbellopsis nycteis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

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[WoRMS-1] Columbellopsis nycteis (Duclos, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.

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