Clionella

Clionella
Clionella sinuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Clavatulidae
Genus:	Clionella Gray, 1847
Type species
Buccinum sinuatum Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]
Melatoma Swainson, 1840

Clionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The shell of the species in this genus is narrowly bucciniform and turriculated. The whorls are somewhat flattened, longitudinally ribbed, and have a thick epidermis. The spire of the shell is elevated. The siphonal canal is scarcely indicated at the broad base of the aperture. The lip has a small infrasutural anal sinus. The operculum has a lateral nucleus. The foot is short, broad, and rounded behind.The eyes are located near the tip of the tentacles. Radula formula (1-1-1), ^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Clionella include:

• Clionella aglaophanes (Watson, 1882)^[4]
• Clionella bornii (E.A. Smith, 1877)^[5]
• Clionella confusa Smith E. A., 1906^[6]
• Clionella costata (Swainson, 1840)^[7]
• Clionella gravis (Hinds, 1843)^[8]
• Clionella halistrepta (Bartsch, 1915)^[9]
• Clionella kraussii (E.A. Smith, 1877)^[10]
• Clionella liltvedi Kilburn, 1985^[11]
• Clionella lobatopsis (Barnard, 1963)^[12]
• Clionella rosaria (Reeve, 1846)^[13]
• Clionella semicostata (Kiener, 1840)^[14]
• Clionella sinuata (Born, 1778)^[15]
• Clionella striolata Turton, 1932^[16]
• Clionella subcontracta (E.A. Smith, 1904)^[17]
• Clionella subventricosa (E.A. Smith, 1877)^[18]
• Clionella vilma (Thiele, 1925)^[19]

Species brought into synonymy

• Clionella conspicienda Locard, 1897 : synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (Watson, 1882)
• Clionella delicatulina Locard, 1897 : synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (Watson, 1882)
• Clionella sinuatum (Born, 1778) : synonym of Clionella sinuata (Born, 1778)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Clionella Gray, 1847.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203916 on 15 April 2010.
2. ^ P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017. 
3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 158; 1884
4. ^ Clionella aglaophanes (Watson, 1882).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433310 on 15 April 2010.
5. ^ Clionella bornii (E.A. Smith, 1877).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216086 on 15 April 2010.
6. ^ Clionella confusa Smith E. A., 1906.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216085 on 15 April 2010.
7. ^ Clionella costata (Swainson, 1840).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433311 on 15 April 2010.
8. ^ Clionella gravis (Hinds, 1843).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433312 on 15 April 2010.
9. ^ Clionella halistrepta (Bartsch, 1915).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433313 on 15 April 2010.
10. ^ Clionella kraussii (E.A. Smith, 1877).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216087 on 15 April 2010.
11. ^ Clionella liltvedi Kilburn, 1985.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216083 on 15 April 2010.
12. ^ Clionella lobatopsis (Barnard, 1963).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433315 on 15 April 2010.
13. ^ Clionella rosaria (Reeve, 1846).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216090 on 15 April 2010.
14. ^ Clionella semicostata (Kiener, 1840).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216088 on 15 April 2010.
15. ^ Clionella sinuata (Born, 1778).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216084 on 15 April 2010.
16. ^ Clionella striolata Turton, 1932.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216091 on 15 April 2010.
17. ^ Clionella subcontracta (E.A. Smith, 1904).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216081 on 15 April 2010.
18. ^ Clionella subventricosa (E.A. Smith, 1877).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216082 on 15 April 2010.
19. ^ Clionella vilma (Thiele, 1925).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216089 on 15 April 2010.

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