Clavatula tripartita

Clavatula tripartita
Apertural view of Clavatula tripartita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Clavatulidae
Genus:	Clavatula
Species:	C. tripartita
Binomial name
Clavatula tripartita (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)
Synonyms
Clavatula (Clionella) bipartita Smith E.A., 187 Clavatula (Perrona) obesa Reeve, 1884 Clavatula parilis Smith, E.A., 1901 Clionella assimilans Turton, W.H., 1932 Clionella bipartita Smith, E.A., 1877 Clionella tripartita (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876) Pleurotoma (Clionella) bipartita E. A. Smith, 1877 (typographical error for tripartita) Pleurotoma (Clavatula) tripartita Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876 (basionym)

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 26 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

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

References

• 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
• E.A. Smith, Notes on Pleurotoma (Clionella) bipartita Smith, 1877; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. v. 10 (1912–1913)
• K.H. Barnard, Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part VI. Supplement; Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum v. 47 pt. 1–6; 1969

External links

• "Clavatula tripartita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 August 2011.