Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mazatlania fulgurata

Spanish: Caracol Paloma Mazatleco

Mazatlania fulgurata (Mazatlania fulgurata)
Photographed by deneb16 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Mazatlania fulgurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Most often recorded in Nov.

TaxonomyGastropoda › Neogastropoda › Columbellidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records72 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Mazatlania fulgurata (Mazatlania fulgurata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/mazatlania-fulgurata/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.