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Hindsiclava appelii (Weinkauff & Kobelt 1876)

Hindsiclava appelii

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Hindsiclava appelii, common name the chocolate turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.

The shell is narrower than Crassispira callosa (Kiener, 1840), with more numerous ribs and a longer siphonal canal. Its color is light ochraceous. The shell is indistinctly white-banded.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil

References

  • Weinkauff, H. C. (1875–1876): Die Familie Pleurotomidae. Erste Abtheilung. — In: Küster, H. C., Kobelt, W. & Weinkauff, H. C. (Eds.): Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, 4 (3) (238): 1–24, pls

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Hindsiclava appelii: Brief Summary

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Hindsiclava appelii, common name the chocolate turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

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