Clivipollia fragaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Prodotiidae[1]

Clivipollia fragaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Prodotiidae
Genus: Clivipollia
Species:
C. fragaria
Binomial name
Clivipollia fragaria
(W. Wood, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cantharus fragaria (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Engina carolinae (Kiener, 1840)
  • Engina fragaria (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Peristernia carolinae (Kiener, 1840) superseded combination
  • Peristernia fragaria (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Pollia fragaria (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Ricinula bella Reeve, 1846
  • Turbinella carolinae Kiener, 1840
  • Voluta fragaria W. Wood, 1828 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 25.6 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and Mozambique; also off the Philippines, the Maldives and Micronesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2014). Clivipollia fragaria (W. Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493991 on 2015-02-16
  • Abbott, R.T. & S.P. Dance (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc:Melbourne, Florida
  • Fraussen K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2016). Revision of the Clivipollia group (Gastropoda: Buccinidae: Pisaniinae) with description of two new genera and three new species. Novapex. 17(2-3): 29-46
  • Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
  • Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. Pp. 16-52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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