Clavatula congoensis
Clavatula congoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Clavatula congoensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Clavatula |
| Species: | C. congoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavatula congoensis Nolf & Verstraeten, 2008 | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Republic of Congo.
References
- Clavatula congoensis Nolf & Verstraeten, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- 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.
- Nolf, F.; Verstraeten, J. (2008). Two new turrid species from Congo-Brazzaville: Clavatula hattenbergeri and Clavatula congoensis (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae) Neptunea 7(1): 17–20, plates I-IX
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