Pardalinops testudinaria (Link 1807)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania; off the Philippines; in the Western Pacific Ocean and off Australia.

References

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.