Pyrene flava
Species of gastropod
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Pyrene flava, common name : the yellow dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
- Subspecies
- Pyrene flava filmerae (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
- Pyrene flava flava (Bruguière, 1789)
| Pyrene flava | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Pyrene |
| Species: | P. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrene flava (Bruguière, 1789) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific.
