Clionella kraussii
| Clionella kraussii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Clionella |
| Species: | C. kraussii |
| Binomial name | |
| Clionella krausii (Smith E. A., 1877) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Pleurotoma krausii Smith E. A., 1877 | |
Clionella kraussii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs along False Bay and West Transkei, South Africa.
References
- 1 2 Clionella kraussii (Smith E. A., 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 August 2011.
- Kilburn, R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. Ann. Natal Mus. 26(2), 417-470
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