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Vaceuchelus clathratus (A. Adams 1853)

Vaceuchelus clathratus

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Vaceuchelus clathratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 6½ mm. The dull white, imperforate shell has an ovate-conic, subventricose shape. The apex is rather obtuse. The shell is ornamented with strong spiral subnodose ribs, decussated by elevated rib-striae cutting the interstices into square pits, of which there are 3 or 4 series on the third whorl, 4 on the penultimate, and 7 on the last ; The five, rounded whorls are separated by a deep, subcanaliculate suture. The rounded, almost pearly aperture is oblique. The outer lip is duplicate. Its edge is acute, crenulated, and sulcate inside. The simple columella is vertical.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; off the Philippines, New Caledonia and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

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Vaceuchelus clathratus: Brief Summary

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Vaceuchelus clathratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.

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