Clavus bilineata

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

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

In many instances, this species is also mentioned under the name Clavus bilineatus.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 24 mm. G.W. Tryon thought this species to be a synonym of Clavus pulchella (Reeve, 1845) (described as Drillia pulchella).[3] He stated that the differences were only in the tuberculations being less sharp and the color not so bright, with a brownish tinge.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, along the Philippines and Taiwan.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Clavus bilineata (Reeve, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433274 on 8 September 2011.
  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, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 186; 1884
  4. ^ Chen-Kwoh Chang, Small Shells of the Classic Turridae from Taiwan II. Clavidae, Bulletin 01 Malacology, Taiwan ROC， 貝類學報， 23: 69-77 (1 999)