Clavatula mystica explained

Clavatula mystica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from the Western Sahara to Ghana; also off the Canary Islands, Ivory Coast and North Angola.^[2]

References

• Boyer F. & Hernández J.M., 2004: Variability and distribution of Clavatula mystica (Reeve, 1843) ; Iberus 22(1): 77-84

Notes and References

1. P. Bouchet . Yu. I. Kantor . A. Sysoev . N. Puillandre . 2011 . A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) . . 77 . 3 . 273–308 . 10.1093/mollus/eyr017. free .
2. http://www.neptunea.org/BVC-Kust_cover_jaargang6_nr4.htmlNolf, F.; Verstraeten, J. (2007). About a possible further range extension for Clavatula mystica (Reeve, 1843)(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae) Neptunea 6(4): 10-22