Clavatula tripartita

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Clavatula tripartita
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Apertural view of Clavatula tripartita
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C. tripartita
Binomial name
Clavatula tripartita
(Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavatula parilis Smith, E.A., 1901
  • Clionella assimilans Turton, W.H., 1932
  • Clionella bipartita Smith, E.A., 1877
  • Clionella tripartita (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)
  • Pleurotoma bipartita E. A. Smith, 1877
  • Pleurotoma tripartita Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876 (basionym)

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Clavatula tripartita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1] [2]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 26 mm and 45 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa to Mozambique

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Clavatula tripartita (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 July 2012.
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  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 116
  • Kilburn, R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. Ann. Natal Mus. 26(2), 417-470
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 150

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