Clavus powelli

Clavus powelli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clavus
Species:	C. powelli
Binomial name
Clavus powelli Kay, 1979
Synonyms [1]
Clavus (Tylotiella) powelliKay, 1979

Clavus powelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. ^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6 mm and have an approximate body volume of 0.112 cm³.

They are multicellular organisms with an NHMUK type specimen repository. They have a dextrally coiled body symmetry.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and Fiji.

References

1. Clavus powelli Kay, 1979 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 September 2011.

• Kay, E. Alison. Hawaiian marine shells. Vol. 64. Bishop Museum Press, 1979.
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295

External links

• "Clavus (Tylotiella) powelli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.