Graphicomassa ligula
Species of gastropod
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Graphicomassa ligula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Graphicomassa ligula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Graphicomassa |
| Species: | G. ligula |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphicomassa ligula (Duclos, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 25 mm
Unicoloured form
Dotted form
Flame-like pattern
White with brown pattern
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and Réunion and in the Indo-West Pacific and off New Zealand
