Clavatula diadema | |
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Two views of a shell of Clavatula diadema | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Clavatulidae |
Genus: | Clavatula |
Species: | C. diadema
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Binomial name | |
Clavatula diadema (Kiener, 1840)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Pleurotoma diadema Kiener, 1840 |
Clavatula diadema common name the diadem turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 38 mm. Shells typically have the opening on the right side. The shape of top of the shell is a steep cone with small rigid protrusions circling each layer.
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Senegal to Angola.