Iwaoa reticulata
Iwaoa reticulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
Iwaoa reticulata | |
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Shell of Iwaoa reticulata (specimen at MNHN, paris] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Horaiclavidae |
Genus: | Iwaoa |
Species: | I. reticulata |
Binomial name | |
Iwaoa reticulata T. Kuroda, 1953 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Paradrillia reticulata Kuroda, 1953 |
It was previously included within the family Clavatulidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 22.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the East China Sea and Suruga Bay to Tosa Bay, Japan, at a depth between 200 m and 300 m; also in the Bismarck Sea.
References
- Iwaoa reticulata Kuroda, 1953. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- Powell, A.W.B. (1969). The Family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part. 2. The subfamily Turriculinae. . Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 2 : 215–415, pls 188–324
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