Hindsiclava
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| Hindsiclava | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Hindsiclava Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Pleurotoma militaris Reeve, 1843 | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turrigemma Berry, 1958 | |
Hindsiclava is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,[1]
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.[2]
Distribution
This genus is only known from the New World in its fossil and Recent species.
