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Clavatula diadema

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Species of gastropod

Clavatula diadema
Two views of a shell of Clavatula diadema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Clavatula
Species: C. diadema
Binomial name
Clavatula diadema
(Kiener, 1840)
Synonyms

Pleurotoma diadema Kiener, 1840

Clavatula diadema common name the diadem turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 38 mm. Shells typically have the opening on the right side. The shape of top of the shell is a steep cone with small rigid protrusions circling each layer.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2011)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Senegal to Angola.

References

  1. ^ Clavatula diadema (Kiener, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. 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.

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Taxon identifiers
Clavatula diadema


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