Iredalea inclinata
Iredalea inclinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Iredalea |
| Species: | I. inclinata |
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| Iredalea inclinata (Sowerby III, 1893) [1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell is moderately large and varies between 16 mm and 25 mm. The 9 teleoconch whorls contain 12 - 15 ribs.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Indo-Pacific off Southeast Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion .
References
- Sowerby, G.B., III. (1893) Descriptions of fifteen new species of shells of the family Pleurotomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1893, 487–492, pl. 38.
- Iredalea inclinata (Sowerby III, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2011.
- Sowerby G.B. III 1893, Descriptions of fifteen new species of shells of the family Pleurotomidae. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893: 487–492
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
- "Iredalea inclinata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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