''Pusionella lirata'' 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.
This species is also considered a synonym of ''Pusionella milleti milleti'' (Petit de la Saussaye, S., 1851).
This has in turn become a synonym of ''
Clavatula milleti''.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 55 mm. The shell is whitish, or has a yellowish flesh-color, or brown. It is more or less decussated by longitudinal and revolving engraved lines, sometimes forming granulations especially on the
spire. The revolving lines are prominent on the
body whorl, where the longitudinal ones are usually subobsolete.
[ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 235; 1884 (described as ''Pusionella milleti'')]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off
West Africa
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, and particularly along
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 ...
.
References
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lirata
Gastropods described in 1853
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