Columbella strombiformis

Columbella strombiformis, common name stromboid dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Columbella strombiformis
A shell of Columbella strombiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Columbella
Species:	C. strombiformis
Binomial name
Columbella strombiformis Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
Buccinum strombiforme Wood, 1828 Columbella bridgesii Reeve, 1858 Columbella buccinoides Lesson, 1842

Description

Shells of Columbella strombiformis can reach a size of 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in).^[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Northern Sea of Cortèz and from Western Mexico to Peru.^[2][3]