Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Clionella costata | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
Clionella costata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
Description
(Original description) The shell has a fusiform shape and is longitudinally ribbed. There is a deep sinus at the top of the outer lip. The base is contracted. The siphonal canal is wide.
The figure of the type, produced by Swainson, shows a shell with a tapering base, unlike any other species of Clionella.
References
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