Makiyamaia gravis explained

Makiyamaia gravis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The height of the shell attains 37 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

References

• Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 26.2 (1985): 417–470.
• Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1–58.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Makiyamaia gravis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596585 on 2016-06-02
2. 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 .