Clavatula rubrifasciata
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| taxon =Clavatula rubrifasciata
| image = Clavatula rubrifasciata 002.jpg
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| authority = (Reeve, 1845)
| synonyms =
- Clavatula rubrofasciata Reeve
- Pleurotoma rubrifasciata Reeve, 1845
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Clavatula rubrifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.{{WRMS species|433265|Clavatula rubrifasciata (Reeve, 1845)}}
Description
The length of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 38 mm.
This species was previously also regarded by Tryon as a variety of Clavatula muricata with a difference in color : the shell is yellowish brown, banded with bright red and ash-color.[https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Guinea and off Senegal, Gabon and Angola.
References
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- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
External links
{{Commons category|Clavatula rubrifasciata}}
- {{Gastropods.com|key=4|id=14274|title=Clavatula rubrifasciata|access-date=6 April 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1845
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