Euplica turturina
Species of gastropod
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Euplica turturina, common name : the turtle dove shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Euplica turturina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Euplica |
| Species: | E. turturina |
| Binomial name | |
| Euplica turturina (Lamarck, 1822) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 0.9cm and 1.6cm.[2]
Distribution
This species has been found in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, North Transkei, Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, Mozambique and in the Indo-West Pacific.
