Paraclavatula delphinae
Paraclavatula delphinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Paraclavatula delphinae | |
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| Shell of Paraclavatula delphinae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Paraclavatula |
| Species: | P. delphinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraclavatula delphinae (Nolf, 2008) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clavatula delphinae Nolf, 2008 (original combination) | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Paraclavatula delphinae (Nolf, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250501 on 2023-08-02
- 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.
External links
- "Clavatula delphinae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- Kantor Y.I., Horro J., Rolán E. & Puillandre N. (2018). Paraclavatula (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Clavatulidae), a new genus with a distinctive radula type from West Africa. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 84(3): 275-284
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