Hindsiclava appelii, common name the chocolate turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.
The shell is narrower than Crassispira callosa (Kiener, 1840), with more numerous ribs and a longer siphonal canal. Its color is light ochraceous. The shell is indistinctly white-banded.G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil
References
Weinkauff, H. C. (1875–1876): Die Familie Pleurotomidae. Erste Abtheilung. – In: Küster, H. C., Kobelt, W. & Weinkauff, H. C. (Eds.): Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, 4 (3) (238): 1–24, pls
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