Hindsiclava militaris

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Hindsiclava militaris
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Apertural view of a shell of Hindsiclava militaris
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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 militarisHinds, 1843
  • Drillia militaris"Hinds" Tryon, 1884
  • Pleurotoma militarisReeve, 1843
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) militarisReeve, Weinkauf, 1887
  •  ? Turris (Surcula) resinaDall, 1908

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

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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.

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