Cosmioconcha
Encyclopedia
Cosmioconcha is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Columbellidae
, the dove snails.
Genus
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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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Columbellidae
Columbellidae
Columbellidae, common name the "dove snails" or "dove shells" are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Distribution:...
, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus Cosmioconcha include:- Cosmioconcha calliglypta Dall & Simpson, 1901 - America - flame dovesnail
- Cosmioconcha dedonderiCosmioconcha dedonderiCosmioconcha dedonderi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Monsecour & Monsecour, 2006 - Cosmioconcha geigeriCosmioconcha geigeriCosmioconcha geigeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Garcia, 2006 - 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 Powys, 1835 - West America
- Cosmioconcha nanaCosmioconcha nanaCosmioconcha nana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Garcia, 2007 - Cosmioconcha nitensCosmioconcha nitensCosmioconcha nitens, common name : the shiny dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.-Distribution:...
(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 rikaeCosmioconcha rikaeCosmioconcha rikae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Monsecour & Monsecour, 2006
Further reading
- Costa, F. H. A. 1983. Anachis helenae, nova espécie de Columbellidae do litoral Brasileiro (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Anais da Sociedade Nordestina de Zoologia 1: 95-99
- Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 4: 56-68. [Stated date: -- Jan 1850.]
- Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico. U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20: 351-524, pls. 53-58.
- Dunker, [W.] 1853. Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 10: 58-60.