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Clavus wilmeri (E. A. Smith 1879)

Clavus wilmeri

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm. The shell is sharply keeled and noduled on the periphery, with revolving striae below it, stronger towards the base. The shell is whitish, stained with chestnut at the apex and on the lower part of the body whorl. There is a row of chestnut dots between the nodules of the periphery.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Andaman Islands.

References

  1. ^ Smith. Proc. Zool. Soc., 1878, p. 805, pi. 50, f. 4
  2. ^ a b Clavus wilmeri (Smith E. A., 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 September 2011.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI pp. 205–206; 1884 (described as Drillia wilmeri)
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295

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Clavus wilmeri: Brief Summary

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Clavus wilmeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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