Clavus clara

Clavus clara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clavus
Species:	C. clara
Binomial name
Clavus clara (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
Mangilia clara Reeve, 1845 Pleurotoma clara Reeve, 1845

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

Description

The shell is smooth, plicately ribbed and round shouldered. The color of the shell is purple brown and the upper part of the whorls is whitish. The length of the shell is 15 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is found in the demersal zone of tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific. ^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Clavus clara (Reeve, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433279 on 5 April 2010.
2. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 252; 1884 (described as Mangilia clara)
3. ^ Sealifebase: Clavus clara

External links

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