Haedropleura septangularis
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| Haedropleura septangularis shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Haedropleura |
| Species: | H. septangularis
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| Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803)
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Haedropleura septangularis, common name the seven-ribbed conelet,[3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The shell is pale yellowish or almost white, with distant strong ribs. The shoulder has brown dashes or spots, appearing on the ribs only. There is usually, on the body whorl a central line of spots, also on the ribs.[4]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Montagu, G. (1803) Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, 291 pp.
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Haedropleura septangularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 243; 1884 (described as Mangilia vauquelini)
External links
[edit]- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Biolib.cz: Photo of a shell of Haedropleura septangularis
- MNHN, Paris : Mangelia ginnania
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