Clavus boucheti

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Clavus boucheti
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Shells of Clavus boucheti (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species:
C. boucheti
Binomial name
Clavus boucheti
Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014

Clavus boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 31.4 mm.

Clavus bouchetiis a species of sea snail in the family Drilliidae. This marine gastropod was first described by Kilburn in 1988. [3] It is found in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean, particularly around the region of Madagascar. The shell of Clavus boucheti is elongated and has a distinctive pattern, usually featuring fine spiral ridges and a pointed apex. The species is named in honor of the French malacologist Philippe Bouchet, who has made significant contributions to the study of marine biodiversity.

Distribution

This is a marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus boucheti Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765524 on 2016-08-07
  2. ↑ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies . 77 (3): 273–308. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyr017 .
  3. ↑ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre, eds. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. ISBN   978-3-925919-72-5.


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