Haedropleura continua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
Haedropleura continua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Horaiclavidae |
Genus: | Haedropleura |
Species: | H. continua
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Binomial name | |
Haedropleura continua (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903)
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Synonyms | |
Drillia continua Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903 |
Description
editThe length of the fusiform shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 3.75 mm. It contains 10½ whorls, of which 1½ in the protoconch.
This species is conspicuous for its exactly continuous longitudinal ribs, those of whorl succeeding whorl descending in a perfectly straight line to the base. These whorls are slightly once-angled beyond the centre. The whole surface is white, with a slight ochreous tinge, and smooth
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Persian Gulf.
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