''Nitidella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marin ...
, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Nitidella'' include:
* ''
Nitidella nitida'' (Lamarck, 1822)
;Synonyms:
*
* ''Nitidella carinata''
(Hinds, 1844): synonym of ''
Alia carinata
''Alia carinata'', common name the carinate dove shell, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.Monsecour, K. (2012). Alia carinata (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Regi ...
''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Nitidella cribraria''
(Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''
Mitrella ocellata
''Mitrella ocellata'', the white-spotted dove shell, is a species of sea snail in the family (biology), family Columbellidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm. The small, oblong shell is moderately thick, ...
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(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Nitidella densilineata''
Carpenter, 1864: synonym of ''
Mitrella densilineata''
(Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
* ''Nitidella elegans''
Dall, 1871: synonym of ''
Mitrella elegans''
(Dall, 1871) (original combination)
* ''Nitidella filosa''
Stearns, 1873: synonym of ''
Aesopus stearnsii''
(Tryon, 1883) (invalid: junior secondary homonym of ''Aesopus filosus''
Angas, 1867; ''C. strearnsii'' is a replacement name)
* ''Nitidella gouldii''
Carpenter, 1857: synonym of ''
Alia carinata
''Alia carinata'', common name the carinate dove shell, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.Monsecour, K. (2012). Alia carinata (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Regi ...
''
(Hinds, 1844) (original combination)
* ''Nitidella guttata''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832): synonym of ''
Mitrella guttata''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (incorrect generic combination)
* ''Nitidella hendersoni''
Dall, 1908: synonym of ''
Rhombinella laevigata''
(Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
* ''Nitidella incerta''
Stearns, 1892: synonym of ''
Falsuszafrona incerta''
(Stearns, 1892) (original combination)
* ''Nitidella laevigata''
(Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Rhombinella laevigata''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Nitidella lutulenta''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Mitrella gausapata
Mitrella may refer to:
* ''Mitrella'' (gastropod), a genus of mollusks of the family Columbellidae
* ''Mitrella'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Annonaceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
''
(A. Gould, 1850)
* ''Nitidella marmorata''
Swainson, 1840: synonym of ''
Nitidella nitida''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Nitidella millepunctata''
Carpenter, 1864: synonym of ''
Mitrella millepunctata''
(Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
* ''Nitidella ocellina''
F. Nordsieck, 1975: synonym of ''
Mitrella broderipii''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
References
External links
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.
Columbellidae
Monotypic gastropod genera
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