Clionella vilma

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Clionella vilma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Clionella
Species:
C. vilma
Binomial name
Clionella vilma
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassispira agulhasensisThiele, J., 1925 (doubtful synonym)
  • Pleurotoma vilmaThiele, 1925

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

The narrow shell has a high spire with evenly convex whorls and a small aperture with a shallow siphonal canal. The shell lacks a subsutural cord or a shoulder sulcus. The axial ribs (numbering 12–22 per whorl) are crossed by fine, close spiral threads. The ground colour of the shell shows various shades of orange

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

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