Pulsarella clevei

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pulsarella clevei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Caenogastropoda
Order:Neogastropoda
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Pulsarella clevei
Shell of Pulsarella clevei (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Pulsarella
Species:
P. clevei
Binomial name
Pulsarella clevei
(Jousseaume, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia clevei (Jousseaume, 1883)
  • Oligotoma clevei Jousseaume, 1883 (original combination)
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Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm. The shell is spirally costate. Its color is white, fasciate with light brown. The outer lip crenulate, ridged within, with a shallow, wide sinus. The columellar lip has a median callosity.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka

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