Iwaoa reticulata

Iwaoa reticulata
Shell of Iwaoa reticulata (specimen at MNHN, paris]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Horaiclavidae
Genus:Iwaoa
Species: I. reticulata
Binomial name
Iwaoa reticulata
T. Kuroda, 1953
Synonyms[1]

Paradrillia reticulata Kuroda, 1953

Iwaoa reticulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

It was previously included within the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the East China Sea and Suruga Bay to Tosa Bay, Japan,at a depth between 200 m and 300 m; also in the Bismarck Sea.

References

  • Powell, A.W.B. (1969). The Family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part. 2. The subfamily Turriculinae. . Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 2 : 215-415, pls 188-324

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