''Parviterebra'' is a small
genus
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of
sea snail
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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 ...
. Species of this genus occur off
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
and Australia.
Species
There are six species in the genus ''Parviterebra'':
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Parviterebra brazieri
''Parviterebra brazieri'' is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae. This marine species is endemic to marine waters around Australia, where it occurs off Victoria.
Description
The length of the shell attains 14 mm, its diamete ...
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(Angas, 1875)
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Parviterebra paucivolvis
''Parviterebra'' is a small genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae. Species of this genus occur off Réunion and Australia.
Species
There are six species in the genus ''Parviterebra'':
* '' Parviterebra brazieri'' (Angas, 1875)
* '' Par ...
''
Pilsbry, 1904
* ''
Parviterebra separanda
''Parviterebra'' is a small genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae. Species of this genus occur off Réunion and Australia.
Species
There are six species in the genus ''Parviterebra'':
* ''Parviterebra brazieri'' (Angas, 1875)
* ''Parvi ...
''
Tomlin, 1923
* ''
Parviterebra thyraea
''Parviterebra'' is a small genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae. Species of this genus occur off Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of Fran ...
''
(Melvill, 1897)
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Parviterebra trilineata
''Parviterebra'' is a small genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae. Species of this genus occur off Réunion and Australia.
Species
There are six species in the genus ''Parviterebra'':
* ''Parviterebra brazieri'' (Angas, 1875)
* ''Parvi ...
''
(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
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Parviterebra turriformis
''Parviterebra'' is a small genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae. Species of this genus occur off Réunion and Australia.
Species
There are six species in the genus ''Parviterebra'':
* '' Parviterebra brazieri'' (Angas, 1875)
* '' Par ...
''
Drivas & Jay, 1990
References
* Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
* Drivas, J. & Jay, M., 1990. The Columbellidae of Reunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Annals of the Natal Museum 31: 163-200
External links
Pilsbry, H. A. (1904). New Japanese marine Mollusca: Gastropoda. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 56: 3-32
Columbellidae
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