Hindsiclava militaris

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Hindsiclava militaris
Apertural view of a shell of Hindsiclava militaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Hindsiclava
Species:
H. militaris
Binomial name
Hindsiclava militaris
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavitula militaris Hinds, 1843
  • Drillia militaris "Hinds" Tryon, 1884
  • Pleurotoma militaris Reeve, 1843
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) militaris Reeve, Weinkauf, 1887
  • ? Turris (Surcula) resina Dall, 1908

Hindsiclava militaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

The acuminately turreted shell is yellowish white, sometimes stained with brown. The whorls are decussated with nodulous longitudinal ridges and spiral striae. The upper part of the whorls are concave, edged with a slightly nodulous keel.[2]

Distribution

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