Clavus obliquicostatus

Clavus obliquicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Clavus obliquicostatus
Apertural view of a shell of Clavus obliquicostatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species:
C. obliquicostatus
Binomial name
Clavus obliquicostatus
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavus leforestieri Hervier, 1896
  • Drillia (Clavus) leforestieri (Hervier, 1896)
  • Drillia (Clavus) leforestieri var. albina Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914
  • Drillia obliquicostata (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma obliquicostata Reeve, 1845 (original combination)

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 astride 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 and Papua New Guinea .

References
  1. 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
  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
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