''Toxiclionella'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Clavatulidae.
The species in this genus were split off from the genus ''
Clavatula
''Clavatula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Description
In this genus, the shell is fusiform, with a well-produced spire. The whorls are coronated with tubercles or short spines at the suture;. T ...
'' by Powell in 1966 because of the toxoglossate dentition in the
radula
The radula (, ; plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food ...
of the type species ''Clavatula tumida''.
Species
Species within the genus ''Toxiclionella'' include:
* ''
Toxiclionella haliplex''
(Bartsch, 1915)
* ''
Toxiclionella impages''
(Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''
Toxiclionella tumida''
(Sowerby II, 1870)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Toxiclionella elstoni''
(Barnard, 1962):
synonym of ''
Caliendrula elstoni
''Caliendrula elstoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. The family is not well differ ...
''
(Barnard, 1962)
References
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