Clathromangelia granum

Clathromangelia granum
Clathromangelia granum
Drawing of Clathromangelia granum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clathurellidae [1]
Genus: Clathromangelia
Species: C. granum
Binomial name
Clathromangelia granum
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms[2]
  • Clathromangelia delosensis (Reeve, 1846)
  • Clathurella clathrata Marcel de Serres
  • Pleurotoma delosensis Reeve, 1846
  • Pleurotoma granum Philippi, 1844 (basionym)

Clathromangelia granum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 7 mm. The shell is conspicuously latticed with coarse sculpture. The aperture is large and truncate atthe yellowish white base. [3]

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea along Italy and Morocco.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
  2. ^ a b Clathromangelia granum (Philippi, 1844).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139226 on 16 August 2011.
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 276; 1884 (described as Clathurella clathrata)
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

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