Clavatula gracilior
Clavatula gracilior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Clavatula gracilior | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Clavatula |
| Species: | C. gracilior |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavatula gracilior G.B. Sowerby II, 1870 | |
Description
The thick, elongated shell has a pyramidal shape. It is red brown below the epidermis. The pyramidal spire is elongated and it lacks a tumid part anterior to the obtuse and not very prominent angle. The shell lacks a tumid varix at the top of each of the 12 whorls, which can be found in other species of this genus. The small aperture has a white color on top and below, but is yellow in the middle part. The sinus of the outer lip is almost square and extends deeply.[3]
Distribution
It is found in the Amazon rainforest.
References
- Clavatula gracilior Sowerby II, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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.
- Mr. G.B. Sowerby on New Shells; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.April 28, 1870
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