Clavus obliquicostatus
Clavus obliquicostatus | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Clavus obliquicostatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Clavus |
Species: | C. obliquicostatus |
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Clavus obliquicostatus (Reeve, 1845) | |
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Clavus obliquicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 33 mm. The longitudinal ribs are oblique, narrow, a little waved, obtusely pointed on the periphery. A few revolve sttride at the base of the body whorl. The shell is yellowish white, spotted and maculated with chestnut. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus obliquicostatus (Reeve, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719353 on 2016-08-16
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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