Euplica turturina

Euplica turturina, common name : the turtle dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Euplica turturina
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)
Synonyms[1]
Columbella palumbina Gould, 1845 Columbella sandwichensis Pease, 1861 Columbella turturina Lamarck, 1822 (basionym) Pyrene turturina (Lamarck, 1822)

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.