Clionella vilma
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Clionella vilma

Clionella vilma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

Appearance

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

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The narrow shell has a high spire with evenly convex whorls and a small aperture with a shallow siphonal canal. The shell lacks a subsutural cord or a shoulder sulcus. The axial ribs (numbering 12–22 per whorl) are crossed by fine, close spiral threads. The ground colour of the shell shows various shades of orange

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Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

1. Clionella vilma Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clionella_vilma

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