Hindsiclava appelii explained

Hindsiclava appelii, common name the chocolate turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.

The shell is narrower than Crassispira callosa (Kiener, 1840), with more numerous ribs and a longer siphonal canal. Its color is light ochraceous. The shell is indistinctly white-banded.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil

References

• Weinkauff, H. C. (1875–1876): Die Familie Pleurotomidae. Erste Abtheilung. — In: Küster, H. C., Kobelt, W. & Weinkauff, H. C. (Eds.): Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, 4 (3) (238): 1–24, pls

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences