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Colubraria obscura

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution: Florida, USA, to Brazil; off Canary Islands, Cape Verdes, Angola, Mozambique; in the Mediterranean Sea; in the Red Sea; in the Western Indian Ocean.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Colubraria obscura (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Colubrariidae. pp. 54–59, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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Colubraria obscura: Brief Summary

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Colubraria obscura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.

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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Reference

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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distribution

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From shallow water down to 50 m
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