Hindsiclava militaris

Hindsiclava militaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Hindsiclava militaris
Apertural view of a shell of Hindsiclava militaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Hindsiclava
Species:
H. militaris
Binomial name
Hindsiclava militaris
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavitula militaris Hinds, 1843
  • Drillia militaris "Hinds" Tryon, 1884
  • Pleurotoma militaris Reeve, 1843
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) militaris Reeve, Weinkauf, 1887
  • ? Turris (Surcula) resina Dall, 1908

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

The acuminately turreted shell is yellowish white, sometimes stained with brown. The whorls are decussated with nodulous longitudinal ridges and spiral striae. The upper part of the whorls are concave, edged with a slightly nodulous keel.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Baja California, Mexico to Colombia. Fossils have been found in Late Neogene strata of Ecuador.

References
  1. Hindsiclava militaris (Reeve, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Reeve, Lovell. Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals: I. Reeve, 1843.
  • Hinds, Richard Brinsley. The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Sulphur: Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher During the Years 1836-42. Vol. 1. Smith, Elder, 1844.
  • William K. Emerson, Two new species of Galapagan turrid gastropods; The Veliger, v. 12 (1969-1970)
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Hindsiclava militaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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