Toxiclionella
Sign in to saveToxiclionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. The genus is known for having hypodermic marginal teeth. All three species are endemic to the waters of South Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyClavatulidae
Habitatmarine
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Clavatulidae
- Image
- Toxiclionella haliplex 002.jpg
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- Toxiclionella
- taxon name
- Toxiclionella
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- Powell, 1966
- taxonomic type
- Toxiclionella tumida
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Toxiclionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. The genus is known for having hypodermic marginal teeth. All three species are endemic to the waters of South Africa.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toxiclionella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.