Clavatula diadema
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| Clavatula diadema | |
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| Two views of a shell of Clavatula diadema | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Clavatula |
| Species: | C. diadema |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavatula diadema (Kiener, 1840) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma diadema Kiener, 1840 | |
Clavatula diadema common name the diadem turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 38 mm. Shells typically have the opening on the right side. The shape of top of the shell is a steep cone with small rigid protrusions circling each layer.
