Coluzea madagascarensis

Coluzea madagascarensis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbariidae.[1]

Coluzea madagascarensis
Shell of Coluzea madagascarensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Turbinelloidea
Family:
Columbariidae
Genus:
Coluzea
Species:
C. madagascarensis
Binomial name
Coluzea madagascarensis
Harasewych, 2004

Description

The length of the shell attains 77 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References
  1. Coluzea madagascarensis Harasewych, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Harasewych M.G. 2004. New Columbariinae (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from the Indian Ocean. The Nautilus 118(3): 93-102 page(s): 95
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