Haedropleura continua
| Haedropleura continua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Haedropleura |
| Species: | H. continua |
| Binomial name | |
| Haedropleura continua (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Drillia continua Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903 | |
Haedropleura continua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
Description
The 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
This species occurs in the Persian Gulf.
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