Colubraria maculosa

Colubraria maculosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.[1]

Colubraria maculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Colubrariidae
Genus:
Colubraria
Species:
C. maculosa
Binomial name
Colubraria maculosa
Gmelin, 1790
Synonyms[1]
  • Charonia maculosum (Gmelin, 1791) (new combination)
  • Colubraria granulata Schumacher, 1817
  • Eutritonium maculosum (Gmelin, 1791) (new combination)
  • Murex maculosus Gmelin, 1791
  • Murex muricatus Lightfoot, 1786

Distribution

This species is found in the seas around Madagascar and Mauritius.

References
  1. Colubraria maculosa Gmelin, 1790. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 September 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

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