Hindsiclava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Hindsiclava
Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955
Type species
Pleurotoma militaris
Reeve, 1843
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]

Turrigemma Berry, 1958

Hindsiclava is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,[1]

Description

Hindsiclava is characterized by strong axial ribs and cords, giving the surface of the shell a reticulate appearance. They all have a well-developed anal node of callus, appearing only in adult specimens.[2]

Distribution

This genus is only known from the New World in its fossil and Recent species.

Species

Species within the genus Hindsiclava include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

+ Hertlein, Leo George, et al. "Marine mollusks collected during the" Askoy" Expedition to Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador in 1941. Bulletin of the AMNH; v. 107, article 2." (1955).