Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Pusionella nifat Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Pusionella nifat is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
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Description
The whorls are usually narrowly shouldered above. The shell is whitish under a light olivaceous, thin epidermis, with several revolving series of square chestnut spots. The base is constricted, with a few engraved striae. The shouldered form is Pusionella nifat scalarina
This species differs from Pusionella vulpina by its median white band.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa (Gabon) and Angola. Living species have been dredged up in the Mediterranean Sea off Algeria.
References
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