''Paraclavatula pseudomystica'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod

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in the

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Clavatulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Paraclavatula pseudomystica (Nolf, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250502 on 2023-08-02

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 17 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off

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and

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References

External links

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Nolf, F. (2008). ''Two new turrid species from West Africa: ''Clavatula delphinae'' and ''Clavatula pseudomystica'' (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae).'' Neptunea 7(2): 6-13

Kantor Y.I., Horro J., Rolán E. & Puillandre N. (2018). Paraclavatula (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Clavatulidae), a new genus with a distinctive radula type from West Africa. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 84(3): 275-284
pseudomystica Gastropods described in 2008 {{clavatulidae-stub