Iwaoa reticulata Kuroda 1953

Iwaoa reticulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

It was previously included within the family Clavatulidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the East China Sea and Suruga Bay to Tosa Bay, Japan, at a depth between 200 m and 300 m; also in the Bismarck Sea.

References

• Powell, A.W.B. (1969). The Family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part. 2. The subfamily Turriculinae. . Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 2 : 215–415, pls 188–324