Clavus clavata

Clavus clavata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clavus
Species:	C. clavata
Binomial name
Clavus clavata (Sowerby II, 1870) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Clavus (Tylotiella) clavata(Sowerby II, 1870) Drillia clavataSowerby II, 1870 Drillia decennaW.H. Dall, 1908 Mangelia clavataSowerby II, 1870 (original description)

Clavus clavata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. ^[2]

Description

The elongate, fusiform shell has an acuminate spire. Its color is white with red ribs. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed and spirally striated. The outer lip is strongly produced. The siphonal canal is elongate. ^[3]

Distribution

This species is found in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off China. ^[4]

References

1. C. B. Sowerby, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1870, p. 254.
2. Clavus clavata (Sowerby II, 1870) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 19 September 2011.
3. Sowerby, G.B. Jr. (1870). Descriptions of Forty-eight new Species of Shells. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870):p. 254
4. Sealifebase : Clavus clavata

External links

• W.H. Dall (1909), Report on the collection of shells from Peru ;Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. 37, pages 147–294, with Plates 20–28