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Clavatula milleti

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Clavatula milleti

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Clavatula milleti

Clavatula milleti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 55 mm.

The color of the shell is whitish, or yellowish flesh-color, or brown. It is more or less decussated by longitudinal and revolving engraved lines, sometimes forming granulations especially on the spire The revolving lines are prominent on the body whorl, where the longitudinal ones are usually subobsolete.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along West Africa (Senegal)

References

Clavatula milleti Wikipedia