''Cosmioconcha'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the

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Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family (biology), family of minute to small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; ...

, the dove snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Cosmioconcha'' include: * '' Cosmioconcha calliglypta'' Dall & Simpson, 1901 - America - flame dovesnail * '' Cosmioconcha costattenuata'' Pelorce, 2017 * '' Cosmioconcha dedonderi'' Monsecour & Monsecour, 2006 * '' Cosmioconcha flammea'' Pelorce, 2017 * '' Cosmioconcha geigeri'' Garcia, 2006 * '' Cosmioconcha grenoni'' Pelorce, 2017 * '' Cosmioconcha helenae'' (Costa, 1988) (synonyms : ''Anachis helenae'' F. H. A. Costa, 1983; ''Costoanachis helenae'' (F. H. A. Costa, 1983)) * '' Cosmioconcha humfreyi'' De Jong & Coomans, 1988 * ''

Cosmioconcha modesta ''Cosmioconcha'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family (biology), family of minute to small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastrop ...

'' Powys, 1835 - West America * '' Cosmioconcha nana'' Garcia, 2007 * '' Cosmioconcha nitens'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) (synonyms : ''Columbella perpicta'' Dall & Simpson 1901; ''Astyris perpicta'' Dall & Simpson 1901; ''Mitrella perpicta'' Dall & Simpson, 1901 ) * '' Cosmioconcha palmeri'' W. H. Dall, 1913 - West America * '' Cosmioconcha parvula'' W. H. Dall, 1913 - West America * '' Cosmioconcha pergracilis'' W. H. Dall, 1913 - West America * '' Cosmioconcha rehderi'' J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 - West America * '' Cosmioconcha rikae'' Monsecour & Monsecour, 2006 * '' Cosmioconcha sirderae'' Pelorce, 2017

References

* Pelorce J. (2017). ''Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française''. Xenophora Taxonomy. 14: 4-21

Species

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