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Vaceuchelus clathratus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Seguenzioidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Chilodontidae

Vaceuchelus clathratus

Similar
  
Euchelus asper, Euchelus, Chilodontidae, Vetigastropoda, Trochidae

Vaceuchelus clathratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.

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Description

The height of the shell attains 6½ mm. The dull white, imperforate shell has an ovate-conic, subventricose shape. The apex is rather obtuse. The shell is ornamented with strong spiral subnodose ribs, decussated by elevated rib-striae cutting the interstices into square pits, of which there are 3 or 4 series on the third whorl, 4 on the penultimate, and 7 on the last ; The five, rounded whorls are separated by a deep, subcanaliculate suture. The rounded, almost pearly aperture is oblique. The outer lip is duplicate. Its edge is acute, crenulated, and sulcate inside. The simple columella is vertical.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.

References

Vaceuchelus clathratus Wikipedia