''Clavatula solangeae'' 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
The size of an adult shell varies between 42 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off
Madagascar
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.
References
* Bozzetti L. (2006) ''Clavatula solangeae (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Clavatulidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale''. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 52: 10-11
External links
*
solangeae
Gastropods described in 2006
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