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Hindsiclava militaris

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

Description

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

This marine species occurs from Baja California, Mexico to Colombia. Fossils have been found in Late Neogene strata of Ecuador.

References

Notes
Bibliography
  • Reeve, Lovell. Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals: I. Reeve, 1843.
  • Hinds, Richard Brinsley. The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Sulphur: Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher During the Years 1836-42. Vol. 1. Smith, Elder, 1844.

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Hindsiclava militaris: Brief Summary

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

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