Benthoclionella jenneri
Benthoclionella jenneri, common name Jenner's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Benthoclionella jenneri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Benthoclionella |
| Species: | B. jenneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthoclionella jenneri Kilburn, 1974 | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.
References
- Benthoclionella jenneri Kilburn, 1974. 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.
Bibliography
- Kilburn, R.N. (1974) Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22, 187–220
- 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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