Clionella vilma

Clionella vilma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Clavatulidae
Genus:	Clionella
Species:	C. vilma
Binomial name
	Clionella vilma; (Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms
	Crassispira agulhasensis Thiele, J., 1925 (doubtful synonym); Pleurotoma vilma Thiele, 1925;

Clionella vilma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

The narrow shell has a high spire with evenly convex whorls and a small aperture with a shallow siphonal canal. The shell lacks a subsutural cord or a shoulder sulcus. The axial ribs (numbering 12–22 per whorl) are crossed by fine, close spiral threads. The ground colour of the shell shows various shades of orange

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

^ ^a ^b Clionella vilma (Thiele, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Thiele, J. 1925. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer " Valdivia" 1898–1899. Gastropoda. II Teil. Jena, 17 (2) : 38-382,
Kilburn, R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. Ann. Natal Mus. 26(2), 417–470

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[WoRMS-1] Clionella vilma (Thiele, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

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