Biology:Hindsiclava militaris

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Hindsiclava militaris
Hindsiclava militaris 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Hindsiclava militaris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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

Notes
Bibliography
  • 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3722374 entry