Pleuroploca clava

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Pleuroploca clava
Pleuroploca clava - preserved specimen
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P. clava
Binomial name
Pleuroploca clava
(Jonas, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Fasciolaria clava Jonas, 1846 Pleuroploca persica Reeve, 1847

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]

Description[edit]

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.

References[edit]

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