Collonia Explained

Collonia is a genus of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Collonia include:

• Collonia admissa (E. A. Smith, 1890)
• Collonia donghaiensis Dong, 1982
• Collonia granulosa Pease, 1868
• Collonia incerta (E. A. Smith, 1890)

The following species were brought into synonymy:

• Collonia gestroi Caramagna, 1888: synonym of Yaronia gestroi (Caramagna, 1888)
• Collonia maculosa Pease, 1868: synonym of Homalopoma maculosa (Pease, 1868)
• Collonia munda H. Adams, 1873: synonym of Bothropoma mundum (H. Adams, 1873)
• Collonia purpurescens Dunker, 1882: synonym of Homalopoma amussitatum (Gould, 1861)
• Collonia quantilla Gould, 1861: synonym of Homalopoma quantillum (Gould, 1861)
• Collonia rosa Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of Neocollonia pilula rosa (Pilsbry, 1904)

External links

• GenBank
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2012). Collonia Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225659 on 2013-02-10