Nitidella nitida

Nitidella nitida, common name: the glossy dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm. Its orange-brown coloring has some white spots.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles, and from Florida to Brazil.

References

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

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