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Cosmioconcha nitens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Columbellidae

Scientific name
  
Cosmioconcha nitens

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Genus
  
Cosmioconcha

Rank
  
Species

Cosmioconcha nitens, common name : the shiny dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil.

References

Cosmioconcha nitens Wikipedia