Biology:Makiyamaia orthopleura

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Makiyamaia orthopleura
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Makiyamaia
Species:
M. orthopleura
Binomial name
Makiyamaia orthopleura
(Kilburn, 1983)
Synonyms[1]

Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983 (original combination)

Makiyamaia orthopleura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 51 mm, its width 15.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal and Transkei, South Africa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13809443 entry