''Clavatula strebeli'' 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 shell grows to a length of 30 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
.
References
* Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). ''Coquillages du Gabon
hells of Gabon'. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
External links
*
strebeli
Gastropods described in 1952
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