Caliendrula
| Caliendrula | |
|---|---|
| Caliendrula elstoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Caliendrula Kilburn, 1985[1] |
| Species: | C. elstoni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Caliendrula elstoni (Barnard, 1962)
| |
Caliendrula is a genus of sea snail (marine gastropod mollusks) in the family Clavatulidae. It is monotypic, containing the species Caliendrula elstoni, which was formerly known as Latiaxis elstoni.[2][3][4]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Transkei & KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
References
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Yu. I.; Sysonev, A.; Puillandre N. (March 2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ "Caliendrula Kilburn, 1985". World Register of Marine Species. August 4, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Kilburn, R. N. (1 June 1985). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum (in French). 26 (2): 417–470. hdl:10520/AJA03040798_469. ISSN 0304-0798. Wikidata Q94767269.
- ^ "Toxiclionella (Caliendrula) elstoni (Barnard, 1962)". Ocean Biogeographic Information System. May 17, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
External links
- "Caliendrula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.