Haedropleura septangularis

Haedropleura septangularis, common name the seven-ribbed conelet,[3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Haedropleura septangularis
Haedropleura septangularis shell
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Haedropleura
Species:
H. septangularis
Binomial name
Haedropleura septangularis
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela ginnania (Risso, 1826)
  • Bellaspira septangularis (Montagu, 1803)
  • Bela septangularis var. parvulata Sacco, 1904
  • Bellaspira rigida (Reeve, 1846)
  • Bellaspira septangularis (Montagu, 1803)
  • Daphnella goreensis Maltzan, 1883 -
  • Haedropleura septangularis septangularis rigida (Reeve, 1846)
  • Mangelia ginnania Risso, 1826
  • Mangelia rigida Reeve, 1846 (original combination)
  • Murex septangularis Montagu, 1803[2]
  • Murex septemangulatus Donovan, 1804 (dubious synonym)
  • Pleurotoma heptagona Scacchi, 1835

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The shell is pale yellowish or almost white, with distant strong ribs. The shoulder has brown dashes or spots, appearing on the ribs only. There is usually, on the body whorl a central line of spots, also on the ribs.[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1][3]

References
  1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. Montagu, G. (1803) Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, 291 pp.
  3. "Haedropleura septangularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 243; 1884 (described as Mangilia vauquelini)
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