''Coluzea liriope'' is a

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of large sea snail, marine gastropod

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in the

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Columbariidae Columbariidae, known as pagoda shells, are a family of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea. Some 60 extant species have been described. This family was previously considered a subfamily (Col ...

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off

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References

* Harasewych M.G., 1986. The Columbariinae (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) of the eastern Indian Ocean. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 7(3-4): 155-177 {{DEFAULTSORT:Coluzea Liriope Columbariidae Gastropods described in 1986