Clathromangelia fuscoligata
Clathromangelia fuscoligata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Clathromangelia fuscoligata | |
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| Shell of Clathromangelia fuscoligata (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Clathromangelia |
| Species: | C. fuscoligata |
| Binomial name | |
| Clathromangelia fuscoligata (Dall, 1871) | |
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Description
The shell is strongly sculptured, longitudinally and spirally. The color of the shell is brownish white, brown-banded at the suture, and in the middle of the body whorl. The nodulous intersections of the sculpture are frequently brown-tipped.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along California, USA
References
- Clathromangelia fuscoligata (Dall, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 August 2011.
- George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 301; 1884 (described as Daphnella fuscoligata)
- Dall, W. H. 1871. Am J. Conchology. 7(2): 100
External links
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
- "Clathromangelia fuscoligata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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