Clionella subventricosa
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Clionella subventricosa

Clionella subventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clavatulidae.

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  • Clionella subventricosa kaffraria Kilburn, 1985 (Eastern Cape subspecies)
  • Clionella subventricosa subventricosa (E. A. Smith, 1877)

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Appearance

The shell grows to a length of 22 mm.

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The ovate, rather dark brown shell has a squat, fusiform shape. The eight whorls are slightly convex. The spiral sculpture shows shallow, well-spaced grooves. The axial ribs are rounded and number 11-14 per whorl. The shoulder angle lies below the middle of the whorl. The periphery is flattened so that body whorl is weakly biangulate. The aperture is rather large with a rather narrow, slightly notched siphonal canal. The color inside the aperture shows various shades of pale brown. The anal sinus is very shallow.

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Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs from False Bay to Cape Agulhas, South Africa

References

1. Clionella subventricosa Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clionella_subventricosa

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