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Clavatula diadema

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Clavatula diadema
Two views of a shell of Clavatula diadema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Clavatula
Species:
C. diadema
Binomial name
Clavatula diadema
(Kiener, 1840)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma diadema Kiener, 1840

Clavatula diadema common name the diadem turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 38 mm. Shells typically have the opening on the right side. The shape of top of the shell is a steep cone with small rigid protrusions circling each layer.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Senegal to Angola.

References

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  1. ^ a b Clavatula diadema (Kiener, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
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