Caliendrula elstoni
Caliendrula elstoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Caliendrula elstoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Caliendrula |
| Species: | C. elstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Caliendrula elstoni (Barnard, 1962) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Transkei & KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Caliendrula elstoni (Barnard, 1962). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834053 on 2015-02-19
- 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, 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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