Hindsiclava appelii

Hindsiclava appelii
Drawing of a shell of Hindsiclava appelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:Hindsiclava
Species: H. appelii
Binomial name
Hindsiclava appelii
(Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia appelii (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)
  • Pleurotoma appelii Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876

Hindsiclava appelii, common name the chocolate turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.

The shell is narrower than Crassispira callosa (Kiener, 1840), with more numerous ribs and a longer siphonal canal. Its color is light ochraceous. The shell is indistinctly white-banded. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil

References

  • Weinkauff, H. C. (1875–1876): Die Familie Pleurotomidae. Erste Abtheilung. — In: Küster, H. C., Kobelt, W. & Weinkauff, H. C. (Eds.): Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, 4 (3) (238): 1–24, pls
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Hindsiclava appelii


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