Clavus papilio
| Clavus papilio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Clavus |
| Species: | C. papilio
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| Binomial name | |
| Clavus papilio Kilburn, 1988
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tylotiella papilio Kilburn, 1988 (original combination) | |
Clavus papilio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Zululand, South Africa
References
- ^ a b 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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