Clavus powelli

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

Clavus powelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Drilliidae
Genus:
Clavus
Species:
C. powelli
Binomial name
Clavus powelli
Kay, 1979
Synonyms

Clavus (Tylotiella) powelli Kay, 1979

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Central Pacific off Hawaii and Fiji.

References
  1. Clavus powelli Kay, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 September 2011.
  • Kay, E. Alison. Hawaiian marine shells. Vol. 64. Bishop Museum Press, 1979.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
  • "Clavus (Tylotiella) powelli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.


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