Haedropleura septangularis
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| Haedropleura septangularis | |
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| File:Haedropleura septangularis 01.jpg | |
| Haedropleura septangularis shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Haedropleura |
| Species: | H. septangularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803)
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Haedropleura septangularis, common name the seven-ribbed conelet,[3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The shell is pale yellowish or almost white, with distant strong ribs. The shoulder has brown dashes or spots, appearing on the ribs only. There is usually, on the body whorl a central line of spots, also on the ribs.[4]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2][3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Montagu, G. (1803) Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, 291 pp.
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- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 243; 1884 (described as Mangilia vauquelini)
External links
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- Biolib.cz: Photo of a shell of Haedropleura septangularis
- MNHN, Paris : Mangelia ginnania
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