Iredalea inclinata
Species of gastropod
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Iredalea inclinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
| Iredalea inclinata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Iredalea |
| Species: | I. inclinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Iredalea inclinata (Sowerby III, 1893) [1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell is moderately large and varies between 16 mm and 25 mm. The 9 teleoconch whorls contain 12–15 ribs.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Indo-Pacific off Southeast Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion .
