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Clavus cygneus

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Clavus cygneus
Original image of a shell of Clavus cygneus
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. cygneus
Binomial name
Clavus cygneus
(Melvill & Standen, 1897)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Clavus cygnea (Melvill & Standen, 1897)
  • Drillia (Clavatula) nitens Brazier, 1876
  • Drillia cygnea Melvill & Standen, 1897

Clavus cygnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1] This species is mentioned in the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database as Clavus cygneus[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 7 mm.

A pure white, shining, massive little shell with a fusiform shape and 6 - 7 whorls. It shows uniform straight longitudinal ribs. The surface is nearly smooth and shining. The ribs of the last three whorls are continuous, and about eight in number. The aperture is ovate. The siphonal canal is short.[3]

Distribution

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This species is found in the demersal zone of tropical waters off Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Clavus cygnea (Melvill & Standen, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b OBIS : Clavus cygneus
  3. ^ Melvill & Standen (1897), Catalogue of the Hadfield collection of shells from the Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands Parts II
  4. ^ "Clavus cygnea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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