Pleuroploca clava, the Persian horse conch is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Pleuroploca clava | |
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Pleuroploca clava - preserved specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Fasciolariidae |
Genus: | Pleuroploca |
Species: | P. clava
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Binomial name | |
Pleuroploca clava (Jonas, 1846)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Fasciolaria clava Jonas, 1846 Pleuroploca persica Reeve, 1847 |
Description
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
References
edit- ^ a b Pleuroploca clava (Jonas, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.