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Clionella vilma

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Kingdom
  
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Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Clionella vilma

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Clionella vilma 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 28 mm.

The narrow shell has a high spire with evenly convex whorls and a small aperture with a shallow siphonal canal. The shell lacks a subsutural cord or a shoulder sulcus. The axial ribs (numbering 12–22 per whorl) are crossed by fine, close spiral threads. The ground colour of the shell shows various shades of orange

Distribution

This marine species occurs along the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

Clionella vilma Wikipedia


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