Clavatula diadema
Appearance
Clavatula diadema | |
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Two views of a shell of Clavatula diadema | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Clavatulidae |
Genus: | Clavatula |
Species: | C. diadema
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Binomial name | |
Clavatula diadema (Kiener, 1840)
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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
[edit]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.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Senegal to Angola.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Clavatula diadema (Kiener, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
- Kiener (1840). General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers, pl. 8; f. 2; Boston :W.D. Ticknor,1837
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
External links
[edit]- "Clavatula diadema". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.