Iwaoa reticulata

Iwaoa reticulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Iwaoa reticulata
Shell of Iwaoa reticulata (specimen at MNHN, paris]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Iwaoa
Species:
I. reticulata
Binomial name
Iwaoa reticulata
T. Kuroda, 1953
Synonyms[1]

Paradrillia reticulata Kuroda, 1953

It was previously included within the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the East China Sea and Suruga Bay to Tosa Bay, Japan, at a depth between 200 m and 300 m; also in the Bismarck Sea.

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References

  1. Iwaoa reticulata Kuroda, 1953. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • Powell, A.W.B. (1969). The Family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part. 2. The subfamily Turriculinae. . Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 2 : 215–415, pls 188–324


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