Haedropleura septangularis

Haedropleura septangularis, common name the seven-ribbed conelet,^[3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.^[1]

Haedropleura septangularis
Haedropleura septangularis shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Horaiclavidae
Genus:	Haedropleura
Species:	H. septangularis
Binomial name
Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
Bela ginnania (Risso, 1826) Bellaspira septangularis (Montagu, 1803) Bela septangularis var. parvulata Sacco, 1904 Bellaspira rigida (Reeve, 1846) Bellaspira septangularis (Montagu, 1803) Daphnella goreensis Maltzan, 1883 - Haedropleura septangularis septangularis rigida (Reeve, 1846) Mangelia ginnania Risso, 1826 Mangelia rigida Reeve, 1846 (original combination) Murex septangularis Montagu, 1803[2] Murex septemangulatus Donovan, 1804 (dubious synonym) Pleurotoma heptagona Scacchi, 1835

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The shell is pale yellowish or almost white, with distant strong ribs. The shoulder has brown dashes or spots, appearing on the ribs only. There is usually, on the body whorl a central line of spots, also on the ribs.^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.^[1][3]