Pleuroploca clava
Species of gastropod
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Pleuroploca clava, the Persian horse conch is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
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| Pleuroploca clava | |
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| Pleuroploca clava - preserved specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Pleuroploca |
| Species: | P. clava |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleuroploca clava (Jonas, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fasciolaria clava Jonas, 1846 Pleuroploca persica Reeve, 1847 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
