Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Haedropleura pygmaea | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
Haedropleura pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
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It was previously included within the family Turridae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
The light-brown shell is longitudinally plicate. The plicae are evanescent towards the base of the body whorl.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Mauritius, Taiwan, Japan and Fiji.
References
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