Pleuroploca clava

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
Pleuroploca clava - preserved specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Genus:
Pleuroploca
Species:
P. clava
Binomial name
Pleuroploca clava
(Jonas, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Fasciolaria clava Jonas, 1846 Pleuroploca persica Reeve, 1847

Distribution

This species occurs in Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.

References
  1. Pleuroploca clava (Jonas, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.


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