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Iredalea inclinata

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Iredalea inclinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Iredalea
Species:
I. inclinata
Binomial name
Iredalea inclinata
(Sowerby III, 1893) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavus inclinata (Sowerby III, 1893)
  • Drillia inclinata (Sowerby III, 1893)
  • Pleurotoma inclinata Sowerby III, 1893 (basionym)
  • Tylotiella inclinata (Sowerby III, 1893)

Iredalea inclinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

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The size of an adult shell is moderately large and varies between 16 mm and 25 mm. The 9 teleoconch whorls contain 12–15 ribs.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Indo-Pacific off Southeast Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion .

References

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  1. ^ Sowerby, G.B., III. (1893) Descriptions of fifteen new species of shells of the family Pleurotomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1893, 487–492, pl. 38.
  2. ^ a b Iredalea inclinata (Sowerby III, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2011.
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  • "Iredalea inclinata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.