''Clavatula kraepelini'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the
family Clavatulidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 37 mm.
The shiny shell has a maroon color. Sometimes its borders are whitish, as well as the first whorls are shiny and colorless. The shell contains probably 10 - 11
whorls (as no specimen is complete). These are slightly arched and weakly bulging at the seam. The swollen
body whorl is laterally somewhat flattened and is curved to the left from its base. The outermost layer of the shell is covered with a shiny, colorless callus.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean between
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
and
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
.
References
* Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). ''Coquillages du Gabon
hells of Gabon'' Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
Bernard figured under the erroneous name "Clavatula kraepelini" three specimens of this species, extending the habitat range, given by Strebel, northwards to Gabon.
Rolan, Ryall & Horro, Notes on West African Perrona (Gastropoda: Clavatulidae), with the description of a new species ; Iberus : revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología vol 26 (1), 2008"
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External links
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kraepelini
Gastropods described in 1914