Pusionella valida
Species of gastropod
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Pusionella valida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Pusionella valida | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Pusionella valida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Pusionella |
| Species: | P. valida |
| Binomial name | |
| Pusionella valida (Dunker, 1852) | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm. The shell is smooth and ponderous, featuring 11–12 whorls, flatly rounded, with two or three striae around the upper portion, and several at the base of the body whorl. The color of the shell is light yellowish brown.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean. This ascription is uncertain as this marine species probably occurs from West African to Namibia[3]
