Columbella mercatoria (West Indies dove snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 8 (16003217508)
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Description: Columbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) - umbilical view of a common West Indies dove snail shell. Family Columbellidae - columbellid snails occupy seagrass beds and rubbly seafloors. They range from being algae grazers to predators to scavengers. Date: 23 February 2011, 23:18. Source: Columbella mercatoria (West Indies dove snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 8. Author: James St. John.
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- Columbella mercatoria (West Indian dovesnail)
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