Clavus ebur
Clavus ebur is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Clavus ebur | |
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| Drawing of Clavus ebur | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Clavus |
| Species: | C. ebur |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavus ebur (Reeve, 1845) | |
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Description
The shell is pure white, strongly nodulosely plicate and obsoletely spirally striate. The length of the shell is 17 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species is found in the demersal zone of tropical waters in the Western Atlantic Ocean.[3]
References
- Clavus ebur (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 188; 1884 (described as Drillia ebur)
- Sealifebase : Clavus ebur
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
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