''Clavatula tripartita'' is a species of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
in the
family
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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
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...
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
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