Clavatula martensi
Clavatula martensi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Clavatula martensi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Clavatula |
| Species: | C. martensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavatula martensi Von Maltzan, 1883 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma caerulea Martens, E.C. von, 1881 (not Weinkauf) | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 31 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- Clavatula martensi Von Maltzan, 1883. 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.
- Martens E.C. von, 1881: Conch. Mittheil., 107, t. 21, f. 5–9.
External links
- "Clavatula martensi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- A study on the true identity of Clavatula martensi von Maltzan, 1883 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae) resulting in the description of a new species, Clavatula matthiasi; Neptunea 7 (1), January 2008
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