Clavatula tripartita (Weinkauff 1876)

Clavatula tripartita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.^[1][2]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 26 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa to Mozambique

References

• Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 116
• Kilburn, R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. Ann. Natal Mus. 26(2), 417–470
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 150
• E.A. Smith, Notes on Pleurotoma (Clionella) bipartita Smith, 1877; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. v. 10 (1912–1913)
• K.H. Barnard, Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part VI. Supplement; Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum v. 47 pt. 1–6; 1969