| Clavatula | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Clavatula muricata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Clavatula Lamarck, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Clavatula coronata Lamarck, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clavatula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. [1] [2]
In this genus, the shell is fusiform, with a well-produced spire. The whorls are coronated with tubercles or short spines at the suture;. The aperture is oval. The columellar lip is smooth, arcuate, and callous behind. The outer lip is thin and arcuated, with the anal sinus situated below the sutural coronal. The operculum is semioval with its nucleus about the middle, on the inner side.
The foot is large, short and obtuse behind. The eyes are placed externally near the extremity of the tentacles. The radula contains a small unicuspid central tooth with single sharp laterals (formula :1-1-1).
The species mostly inhabits the west coast of Africa. [3]
Species within the genus Clavatula include:
Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".
Nassarius, common name nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae. They are scavengers.
Turritella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.
Crassispira is a genus of small predatory sea snails with narrow, high-spired shells, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. The family is not well differentiated morphologically.
Mitrella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove shells or dove snails.
Semicassis is a genus of medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae within the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Scalptia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Drillia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Unedogemmula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Raphitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Clionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Perrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Pusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Euthria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Pisania is a genus of marine whelk in the family Pisaniidae. Some species prey on barnacles.
Pollia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Trigonostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Tomellana is a genus of sea snail marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
