Clavus papilio

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

Clavus papilio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species:
C. papilio
Binomial name
Clavus papilio
Kilburn, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Tylotiella papilio Kilburn, 1988 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Zululand, South Africa

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus papilio (Kilburn, 1988). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833663 on 2016-08-15
  • Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29(1): 167–320. page(s): 190, figs 7, 97-100


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