Mazatlania fulgurata

Mazatlania fulgurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Mazatlania fulgurata
Two views of a shell of Mazatlania fulgurata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Mazatlania
Species:
M. fulgurata
Binomial name
Mazatlania fulgurata
(Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Mazatlania hesperia Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
  • Terebra arguta Gould, 1853
  • Terebra fulgurata Philippi, 1846 (original combination)
  • Terebra moolenbeeki Aubry, 1995

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.

References
  1. Mazatlania fulgurata (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Mazatlania fulgurata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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