''Colubraria'' is a genus of

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mollusks in the family

Colubrariidae Colubrariidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Bouchet, P. (2010). Colubrariidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Access ...

. Members of this genus lack a

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and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' IKAN, Germany

Species

Species within the genus ''Colubraria'' include: * ''

Colubraria acroincisa ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019 * ''

Colubraria albometulaformis ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Dekkers, 2007 * ''

Colubraria brinkae ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Parth, 1992 * ''

Colubraria buitendijki ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Bayer, 1933 * ''

Colubraria canariensis ''Colubraria canariensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae Colubrariidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Bouchet, ...

'' Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979 * ''

Colubraria ceylonensis ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Sowerby I, 1833 * '' Colubraria clathrata'' (Sowerby I, 1833) * ''

Colubraria cumingi ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' (Dohrn, 1861) * ''

Colubraria eugenei ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Bozzetti & Lussi, 1991 * '' Colubraria gilberti'' D. Monsecour & Dekker, 2014 * ''

Colubraria harryleei ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' D. Monsecour & K. Monsecour, 2011 * ''

Colubraria jordani ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Strong, 1938 * ''

Colubraria kathiewayana ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Fittkau & Parth, 1993 * ''

Colubraria latericium ''Colubraria latericium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae. Description The length of the shell attains 60.6 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Madagascar Madagascar (; m ...

'' Bozzetti, 2008 * ''

Colubraria lucasensis ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Strong & Hertlein, 1937 * ''

Colubraria maculosa ''Colubraria maculosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae. Description Distribution This species is found in the seas around Madagascar and Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link= ...

'' Gmelin, 1790 * ''

Colubraria margarethae ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' D. Monsecour & K. Monsecour, 2011 * ''

Colubraria mulveyana ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' (Iredale, 1925) * ''

Colubraria muricata ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''

Colubraria myuna ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Garrard, 1961 * † ''

Colubraria neozelanica ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' ...

'' Maxwell, 1966 * ''

Colubraria nitidula ''Colubraria nitidula'', common name the shiny dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae. Description The length of shell varies between 20 mm and 66 mm. Distribution This mari ...

'' (Sowerby I, 1833) * '' Colubraria obscura'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Colubraria ochsneri ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' I ...

'' Hertlein & Allison, 1968 * ''

Colubraria procera ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide' ...

'' (Sowerby I, 1832) * '' Colubraria ralliserra'' S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2019 * '' Colubraria reticosa'' A. Adams, 1870 * ''

Colubraria rolli ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide' ...

'' Parth, 1992 * ''

Colubraria sowerbii ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide' ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Colubraria springsteeni'' Parth, 1991 * '' Colubraria suduirauti'' Parth, 1999 * † ''

Colubraria sutherlandi ''Colubraria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.Debelius, H. 2001. ''Nudibranchs and Sea Snails Indo-Pacific Field Guide'' I ...

'' Beu, 1973 * '' Colubraria tchangsii'' Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000 * '' Colubraria tenera'' Gray, 1839 * ''

Colubraria testacea ''Colubraria testacea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae Colubrariidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Bouchet, ...

'' (Morch, 1854) * '' Colubraria tortuosa'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Colubraria tumida'' Ma X. & Zhang S., 2000 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Colubraria antiquata'': synonym of '' Tritonoharpa antiquata'' (Hinds in Reeve, 1844) * ''Colubraria antillana'' Sarasúa, 1978: synonym of ''

Cumia antillana ''Cumia antillana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae Colubrariidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Bouchet, P. ...

'' (Sarasúa, 1978) * ''Colubraria brazieri'' (Angas, 1869) : synonym of ''

Cumia brazieri ''Cumia brazieri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies . Description The shell size is up to 70 mm Distribution This species occurs of ...

'' (Angas, 1869) * ''Colubraria castanea'' Kuroda & Habe, 1952: synonym of '' Colubraria tenera'' (Gray, 1839) * ''Colubraria digitalis'' Reeve, 1844: synonym of ''

Maculotriton serriale ''Maculotriton serriale'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It is difficult to find differences between ''Maculotriton serriale'' and '' Maculotriton digitalis'' ...

'' (Deshayes, 1834) * ''Colubraria janlochi'' Parth, 1991: synonym of ''

Cumia janlochi ''Cumia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cumia'' include: * '' Cumia adjuncta'' (Iredale, 1929) * ''Cumia alfredensis'' (Bartsch, 1915) * '' Cumia antillana' ...

'' (Parth, 1991) * ''Colubraria pulchrafuscata'' Dekkers, 2007: synonym of '' Colubraria springsteeni'' Parth, 1991 * ''Colubraria reticulata'' (de Blainville, 1829): synonym of ''

Cumia reticulata ''Cumia reticulata'',Bouchet, P. (2010). Cumia reticulata (Blainville, 1829). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527497 on 2017-11-15 common name ...

'' (Blainville, 1829) * ''Colubraria sunderlandi'' Petuch, 1995: synonym of ''

Cumia sunderlandi ''Cumia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cumia'' include: * '' Cumia adjuncta'' (Iredale, 1929) * ''Cumia alfredensis'' (Bartsch, 1915) * '' Cumia antillana' ...

'' (Petuch, 1995) * ''Colubraria vexillata'' (Dall, 1908): synonym of '' Tritonoharpa vexillata'' Dall, 1908

References

External links

ICZN 1993. Opinion 1765. Fusus Helbling, 1779 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): suppressed, and Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815 and Colubraria Schumacher, 1817: conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 51(2): 159-161
Colubrariidae Gastropod genera {{Colubrariidae-stub