''Clathurella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Clathurellidae
Clathurellidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea". ' ...
.
Description
The shell is fusiform or turriculated. The
columella
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lip has no callosity, except a small posterior tooth. There is no
operculum. The surface is cancellated and has a more ventricose form, and a more evident
siphonal canal
The siphonal canal is an anatomical feature of the shells of certain groups of sea snails within the clade Neogastropoda. Some sea marine gastropods have a soft tubular anterior extension of the mantle called a siphon through which water i ...
. This distinguishes it from ''
Mangelia
''Mangelia'' is a large genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Mangeliidae.
The genus has been used for a long time as a wastebasket taxon. There have been many described species, many of w ...
''; the emargination of the outer
lip
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from ''
Clavatula
''Clavatula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Description
In this genus, the shell is fusiform, with a well-produced spire. The whorls are coronated with tubercles or short spines at the suture;. ...
''; the texture and
sculpture
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of the surface from
Bela
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and ''
Daphnella
''Daphnella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae
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Species
Species within the genus ''Clathurella'' include:
* ''
Clathurella aubryana
''Clathurella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Clathurellidae.
Description
The shell is fusiform or turriculated. The Columella (gastropod), columella lip has no callosity, exce ...
''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''
Clathurella canfieldi''
Dall, 1871
* ''
Clathurella capaniola
''Clathurella capaniola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along California
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''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Clathurella clarocincta''
(Boettger, 1895)
* ''
Clathurella colombi''
Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
* ''
Clathurella crassilirata''
E. A. Smith, 1904
* ''
Clathurella eversoni''
Tippett, 1995
* ''
Clathurella extenuata''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Clathurella fuscobasis''
Rehder, 1980
* ''
Clathurella grayi''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Clathurella horneana''
(E. A. Smith, 1884)
* ''
Clathurella leucostigmata''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''
Clathurella perdecorata''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Clathurella peristernioides''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''
Clathurella pertabulata''
(Sturany, 1903)
* † ''
Clathurella pierreaimei''
Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018
* ''
Clathurella polignaci''
Lamy, 1923 (taxon inquirendum)
* ''
Clathurella ponsonbyi''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) (taxon inquirendum)
* ''
Clathurella rava
''Clathurella rava'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm. The color of the shell is fulvous. The interstices of the r ...
''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Clathurella rogersi''
Melvill & Standen, 1896 (taxon inquirendum)
* ''
Clathurella salarium''
P. Fischer in Locard, 1897 (taxon inquirendum)
* ''
Clathurella squarrosa''
Hervier, 1897 (taxon inquirendum)
* ''
Clathurella subquadrata''
(E. A. Smith, 1888)
* ''
Clathurella verrucosa''
Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Clathurella abnormis''
W.F. Hutton, 1885: synonym of † ''
Antiguraleus abnormis''
(Hutton, 1885)
* ''Clathurella albifuniculata''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Kermia albifuniculata
''Kermia albifuniculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs off New Caledonia and Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, i ...
''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Clathurella albovirgulata''
(Souverbie, 1860): synonym of ''
Asperdaphne albovirgulata''
(Souverbie, 1860)
* ''Clathurella clathra''
Lesson, 1842: synonym of ''
Muricodrupa fenestrata
''Muricodrupa fenestrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in ...
''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''Clathurella conradiana''
Gabb, 1869:
synonym of ''
Crockerella conradiana''
(Gabb, 1869) (original combination)
* ''Clathurella crassilirata''
Hervier, 1897: synonym of ''
Pseudodaphnella crasselirata''
(Hervier, 1897) (original combination)
* ''Clathurella enginaeformis''
G. & H. Nevill, 1875: synonym of ''Rahitoma enginaeformis''
(G. & H. Nevill, 1875)
* ''Clathurella epidelia''
Duclos in Chenu, 1848: synonym of ''
Maculotriton serriale''
(Deshayes, 1834)
* ''Clathurella irretita''
Hedley, 1899: synonym of ''
Kermia irretita''
(Hedley, 1899)
* ''Clathurella maryae''
McLean & Poorman, 1971: synonym of ''
Etrema maryae
''Etrema maryae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Etrema maryae (McLean & Poorman, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.ma ...
''
(McLean & Poorman, 1971)
* ''Clathurella pulicaris''
Lesson, 1842: synonym of ''
Maculotriton serriale''
(Deshayes, 1834)
* ''Clathurella rigida''
(Hinds, 1843): synonym of ''
Lienardia rigida''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Clathurella tessellata'':
synonym of ''
Kermia tessellata
''Kermia tessellata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 10 mm
The whorls are granular, decussated with longitudinal and spiral lines. They are pai ...
''
(Hinds, 1843)
References
External links
Carpenter P.P. (1857). Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen. London, xvi + 552 ppSmith, E.A. (1888) Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 6, 2, 300–317P Bartsch. "The Nomenclatorial Status of Certain Northern Turritid Mollusks"; Proceedings of the biological Society of Washington 54, 1-14, 1941G. & H. Nevill, Descriptions of New Marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean; The journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. vol. 44 p. 2, 1875
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Gastropod genera