Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae.[1] Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.[2]

Colubraria
Five views of a shell of Colubraria tortuosa (Reeve, 1844)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Colubrariidae
Genus: Colubraria
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Colubraria granulata
Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Epidromus Mörch, 1852 (not available from Agassiz, 1846)
  • Obex Iredale, 1925
  • Roquesia Petuch, 2013
  • Triton (Epidromus) Mörch, 1852
Colubraria tortuosa (Reeve, 1844)

Species

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Species within the genus Colubraria include:[3]

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ a b Colubraria Schumacher, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 November 2010.
  2. ^ Debelius, H. 2001. Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide IKAN, Germany
  3. ^ WoRMS : Colubraria; accessed : 29 August 2020
  4. ^ Colubraria canariensis Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  5. ^ Colubraria clathrata (Sowerby, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ Colubraria latericium Bozzetti, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  7. ^ Colubraria maculosa Gmelin, 1790. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  8. ^ Colubraria nitidula (Sowerby, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  9. ^ Colubraria obscura (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  10. ^ Colubraria suduirauti Parth, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  11. ^ Colubraria tchangsii Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  12. ^ Colubraria testacea Morch. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  13. ^ Colubraria tumida Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  14. ^ Colubraria antiquata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  15. ^ Colubraria antillana Sarasúa, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  16. ^ Colubraria digitalis Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  17. ^ Colubraria pulchrafuscata Dekkers, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  18. ^ Colubraria reticulata (de Blainville, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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