Clavus clavata

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Clavus clavata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: 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]

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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]

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