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Colubraria nitidula

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| image = Colubraria nitidula 001.jpg

| image_caption = Several shells of Colubraria nitidula (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

| taxon = Colubraria nitidula

| authority = (Sowerby I, 1833)

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| synonyms = Triton nitidulus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (original combination)

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Colubraria nitidula, common name the shiny dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.{{WRMS species|208638|Colubraria nitidula (Sowerby, 1833)}}

Description

The length of shell varies between 20 mm and 66 mm.

Their functional group is benthos.

Their feeding type is predatory.{{Expand section|date=March 2016}}

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northern Transkei, South Africa; in the Indo-West Pacific (off Mauritius, Aldabra, Mascarene Basin)

References

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  • 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.

External links

  • {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=3251|title=Colubraria nitidula|access-date=15 January 2019}}

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Category:Colubrariidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1833

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