Clionella liltvedi
| Clionella liltvedi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Clionella |
| Species: | C. liltvedi
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| Binomial name | |
| Clionella liltvedi Kilburn, 1985
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Clionella liltvedi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 29 mm.
The elongated shell has a narrowly bucciniform shape. The spire whorls are convex, the body whorl oblong. The ground color of the shell is dark brown with paler brown between the cords on the base. . The axial ribs are slightly nodular by groups of widely spaced spiral ridges. These ribs are strong and rather straight, initially numbering about 10 per whorl and increasing to 17-20 on the penultimate whorl.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs along Table Bay and west coast of Cape Peninsula, South Africa.[4]
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References
- ^ a b Clionella liltvedi Kilburn, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ KIlburn RN (1985), Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1985
- ^ http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/53050
- Kilburn, R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. Ann. Natal Mus. 26(2), 17-470
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