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Clavus papilio

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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)

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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Zululand, South Africa

References

  1. ^ 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