Clavatula solangeae

Clavatula solangeae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[2]

Clavatula solangeae
Shell of Clavatula solangeae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Clavatula
Species:
C. solangeae
Binomial name
Clavatula solangeae
Bozzetti, 2006[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 42 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  • Bozzetti L. (2006) Clavatula solangeae (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Clavatulidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 52: 10-11
  • "Clavatula solangeae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 August 2011.


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