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Pyrene flava

Pyrene flava, common name : the yellow dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Subspecies:
  • Pyrene flava filmerae <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)</small>
  • Pyrene flava flava <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>

Description

The shell size varies between 12&nbsp;mm and 25&nbsp;mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

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