Clavus rugizonatus

Clavus rugizonatus, common name the exasperating turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Clavus rugizonatus
Three shells of Clavus rugizonatus (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species:
C. rugizonatus
Binomial name
Clavus rugizonatus
Hervier, 1896
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia (Clavus) rugizonata (Hervier, 1896)
  • Pleurotoma (Clavus) rugizonata (Hervier, 1896)
  • Turris (Clavus) rugizonata (Hervier, 1896)

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This is a marine species occurs off the Philippines, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and the Loyalty Islands.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus rugizonatus Hervier, 1896. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719352 on 2016-08-18
  2. P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.


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