Hindsiclava appelii

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| taxon = Hindsiclava appelii

| image = Hindsiclava appelii 001.jpg

| image_caption = Drawing of a shell of Hindsiclava appelii

| authority = (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)

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| synonyms =

  • Drillia appelii (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)
  • Pleurotoma appelii Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876

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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.{{WRMS species|434016|Hindsiclava appelii (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)||4 April 2010}}

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.[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] {{PD-notice}}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil

References

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  • 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