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Makiyamaia orthopleura (Kilburn 1983)

Makiyamaia orthopleura

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Makiyamaia orthopleura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 51 mm, its width 15.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal and Transkei, South Africa

References

^ ^a ^b Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

Tucker JK. Catalog of Recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca, Gastropoda) Zootaxa. 2004;682:1–1295
R.N. Kilburn, Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1–58

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Makiyamaia orthopleura: Brief Summary

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Makiyamaia orthopleura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

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