Hindsiclava

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

{{Automatic taxobox

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| taxon = Hindsiclava

| authority = Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955

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| synonyms = Turrigemma Berry, 1958

| type_species = Pleurotoma militaris

| type_species_authority = Reeve, 1843

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

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Hindsiclava is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,{{WRMS species|415474|Hindsiclava Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955||15 April 2010}}

Description

Hindsiclava is characterized by strong axial ribs and cords, giving the surface of the shell a reticulate appearance. They all have a well-developed anal node of callus, appearing only in adult specimens.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42516326#page/221/mode/1up William K. Emerson, Two new species of Galapagan turrid gastropods; The Veliger, v. 12 (1969-1970)]

Distribution

This genus is only known from the New World in its fossil and Recent species.

Species

Species within the genus Hindsiclava include:

;Species brought into synonymy:

References

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+ Hertlein, Leo George, et al. "Marine mollusks collected during the" Askoy" Expedition to Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador in 1941. Bulletin of the AMNH; v. 107, article 2." (1955).