''Clavatula hattenbergeri'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Clavatulidae.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along
Congo-Brazzaville
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.
References
* Nolf, F.; Verstraeten, J. (2008). ''Two new turrid species from Congo-Brazzaville: Clavatula hattenbergeri and Clavatula congoensis (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae)'' Neptunea 7(1): 17–20, plates I-IX
attenbergeri
Gastropods described in 2008
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