Colubraria
Encyclopedia
Colubraria is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Colubrariidae
. Members of this genus lack a radula
and feed by sucking blood from fish.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Colubrariidae
Colubrariidae
Colubrariidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:* Colubraria Schumacher, 1817* Cumia Bivona-Bernardi, 1838...
. Members of this genus lack a radula
Radula
The radula is an anatomical structure that is used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared rather inaccurately to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters the esophagus...
and feed by sucking blood from fish.
Species
Species within the genus Colubraria include:- Colubraria albometulaformis Dekkers, 2007
- Colubraria antillanaColubraria antillanaColubraria antillana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Sarasúa, 1978 - Colubraria antiquata : synonym of Tritonoharpa antiquataTritonoharpa antiquataTritonoharpa antiquata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Hinds in Reeve, 1844) - Colubraria brazieri (Angas, 1869) : synonym of Cumia brazieri
- Colubraria brinkae Parth, 1992
- Colubraria buitendijki Bayer, 1933
- Colubraria canariensisColubraria canariensisColubraria canariensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979 - Colubraria castanea Kuroda & Habe, 1952
- Colubraria ceylonensis Sowerby, 1833
- Colubraria clathrataColubraria clathrataColubraria clathrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
(Sowerby, 1833) - Colubraria cumingii (Dohrn, 1861)
- Colubraria digitalisColubraria digitalisColubraria digitalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Reeve, 1844 - Colubraria eugenei Bozzetti & Lussi, 1991
- Colubraria janlochi Parth, 1991
- Colubraria kathiewayana Fittkau & Parth, 1993
- Colubraria latericiumColubraria latericiumColubraria latericium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Bozzetti, 2008 - Colubraria maculosaColubraria maculosaColubraria maculosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.-References:* Dautzenberg, Ph. . Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III...
Gmelin, 1790 - Colubraria mulveyana (Iredale, 1925)
- Colubraria muricata (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Colubraria myuna Garrard, 1961
- Colubraria nitidulaColubraria nitidulaColubraria nitidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
(Sowerby, 1833) - Colubraria obscuraColubraria obscuraColubraria obscura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
(Reeve, 1844) - Colubraria pulchrafuscataColubraria pulchrafuscataColubraria pulchrafuscata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Dekkers, 2007 - Colubraria reticosa A. Adams, 1870
- Colubraria reticulata (de Blainville, 1829): synonym of Cumia reticulata (Blainville, 1829)
- Colubraria rolli Parth, 1992
- Colubraria soverbii (Reeve, 1844)
- Colubraria springsteeni Parth, 1991
- Colubraria suduirautiColubraria suduirautiColubraria suduirauti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Parth, 1999 - Colubraria sunderlandi Petuch, 1995
- Colubraria tchangsiiColubraria tchangsiiColubraria tchangsii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000 - Colubraria tenera Gray, 1839
- Colubraria testaceaColubraria testaceaColubraria testacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Morch - Colubraria tortuosa (Reeve, 1844)
- Colubraria tumidaColubraria tumidaColubraria tumida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae....
Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000