Clavus clara

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

Clavus clara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species:
C. clara
Binomial name
Clavus clara
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangilia clara Reeve, 1845
  • Pleurotoma clara Reeve, 1845

Description

The shell is smooth, plicately ribbed and round shouldered. The color of the shell is purple brown and the upper part of the whorls is whitish. The length of the shell is 15 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species is found in the demersal zone of tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific.[3]

References
  1. Clavus clara (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 252; 1884 (described as Mangilia clara)
  3. Sealifebase: Clavus clara


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