Clathromangelia granum
Clathromangelia granum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Clathromangelia granum | |
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| A shell of Clathromangelia granum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Clathromangelia |
| Species: | C. granum |
| Binomial name | |
| Clathromangelia granum (Philippi, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 7 mm. The shell is conspicuously latticed with coarse sculpture. The aperture is large and truncate at the yellowish white base.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy and Morocco.
References
- Clathromangelia granum (Philippi, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 August 2011.
- George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 276; 1884 (described as Clathurella clathrata)
- Philippi R. A., 1844: Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2 Eduard Anton, Halle [Halis Saxorum] iv + 303 p., pl. 13–28
- Oliverio M., 1995: The systematics of the radula-less gastropod Clathromangelia (Caenogastropoda, Conoidea); Zoologica Scripta 24(3): 193–201
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
- "Clathromangelia granum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
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