Clavatula diadema

Clavatula diadema common name the diadem turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.^[1][2]

Clavatula diadema
Two views of a shell of Clavatula diadema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Clavatulidae
Genus:	Clavatula
Species:	C. diadema
Binomial name
Clavatula diadema (Kiener, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
Pleurotoma diadema Kiener, 1840

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 38 mm. Shells typically have the opening on the right side. The shape of top of the shell is a steep cone with small rigid protrusions circling each layer.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Senegal to Angola.