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Clionella vilma

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Clionella vilma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Clionella
Species:
C. vilma
Binomial name
Clionella vilma
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira agulhasensis Thiele, J., 1925 (doubtful synonym)
  • Pleurotoma vilma Thiele, 1925

Clionella vilma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

The narrow shell has a high spire with evenly convex whorls and a small aperture with a shallow siphonal canal. The shell lacks a subsutural cord or a shoulder sulcus. The axial ribs (numbering 12–22 per whorl) are crossed by fine, close spiral threads. The ground colour of the shell shows various shades of orange

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

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  • Thiele, J. 1925. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer " Valdivia" 1898–1899. Gastropoda. II Teil. Jena, 17 (2) : 38-382,
  • Kilburn, R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. Ann. Natal Mus. 26(2), 417–470