Clavus moquinianus

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Clavus moquinianus
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Shell of Clavus moquinianus (specimen at 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. moquinianus
Binomial name
Clavus moquinianus
(Montrouzier, 1874)
Synonyms [1]
  • Clavus moquiniana(Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1874)
  • Pleurotoma moquinianaMontrouzier, 1874 (original combination)

Clavus moquinianus is a species of sea snail in the family Drilliidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm. The fusiform shell had an acuminate spire. It shows 9 flattened whorls with shallow sutures, however the penultimate whorl is subconvex..The 2 whorls of the protoconch are white and smooth. The shell is obliquely longitudinally costate, the costae fading towards the upper part and the base of the body whorl, with close revolving lines. The interior of the oval body whorl is white. The outer lip is sharp. The columellar lip has a fairly thick callus, The anal sinus is moderate and rounded. The wide siphonal canal is very short and slightly recurved. The columella is rather straight. The color of the shell isyellowish white, marked with chestnut, and with also scarcely apparent lines of chestnut [3] [4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus moquinianus (Montrouzier, 1874). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765572 on 2016-08-14
  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. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  4. ↑ Souverbie, M. & Montrouzier, R.P. (1874) Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie, 22, 187–201
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