Pictocolumbella ocellata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Pictocolumbella |
| Species: | P. ocellata
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| Pictocolumbella ocellata (Link, 1807)
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Pictocolumbella ocellata, or the lightning dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 13 mm and 20 mm. The colour of the shell is commonly a dark brown colour, but it can also be red or orange. The pattern on the outside of the shell varies between zigzags, small spots, and triangle-like shapes all in a white or yellowish colour. The tip of the shell is white; near the opening it turns into a pinkish colour.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Western Pacific (in warm tropical water).
The lightning dove shell lives on sandy and muddy bottoms, and the shell colour varies greatly.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pictocolumbella ocellata (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
External links
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- "Pictocolumbella ocellata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
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