Haedropleura septangularis
Haedropleura septangularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Horaiclavidae |
Genus: | Haedropleura |
Species: | H. septangularis |
Binomial name | |
Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Haedropleura septangularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously within Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The shell is pale yellowish or almost white, with distant strong ribs. The shoulder has brown dashes or spots, appearing on the ribs only. There is usually, on the body whorl a central line of spots, also on the ribs. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and off the Atlantic coast of Spain, Madeira and the Canaries.
References
- 1 2 Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 243; 1884 (described as Mangilia vauquelini)
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
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