Horaiclavus splendidus

Horaiclavus splendidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Horaiclavus splendidus
Three views of a shell of Horaiclavus splendidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Horaiclavus
Species:
H. splendidus
Binomial name
Horaiclavus splendidus
(A. Adams, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangilia splendida Adams A., 1867
  • Mangelia splendida Adams A., 1867

It was previously included within the family Turridae.[1]

Description
Juvenile

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm.

The shell is somewhat thin, subpellucid and shining. It shows longitudinal, obtuse, unequal, rather weak plicae, and somewhat distant spiral lineations. It is light brownish, with bands of rather large chestnut maculations. The outer lip is acute, but varicose externally.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan

References
  1. Horaiclavus splendida (Adams A., 1867). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • A. Adams. Description of new species of shells from Japan, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1867, p. 309, pi. 19, f. 24
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Horaiclavus splendida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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