Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Clionella liltvedi | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
Clionella liltvedi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
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Description
The length of the shell attains 29 mm.
The elongated shell has a narrowly bucciniform shape. The spire whorls are convex, the body whorl oblong. The ground color of the shell is dark brown with paler brown between the cords on the base. . The axial ribs are slightly nodular by groups of widely spaced spiral ridges. These ribs are strong and rather straight, initially numbering about 10 per whorl and increasing to 17-20 on the penultimate whorl.
Distribution
This marine species occurs along Table Bay and west coast of Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
References
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