Clavosurcula schepmani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1][2]
| Clavosurcula schepmani | |
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| Shell of Clavosurcula schepmani (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Clavosurcula |
| Species: | C. schepmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavosurcula schepmani Sysoev, 1997 | |
The specific name schepmani is in honor of Dutch malacologist Mattheus Marinus Schepman.
Description
The length of the shell attains 25.5 mm, its diameter 12.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Eastern Indonesia.
References
- Sysoev, A., 1997. Mollusca Gastropoda: New deep-water turrid gastropods (Conoidea) from eastern Indonesia. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 172: 325–355
- 1997: New deep-water turrid gastropods (Conoidea) from eastern Indonesia; Résultats des campagnes Musorstorm vol. 16[permanent dead link]
External links
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