Clavus clavata
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| Clavus clavata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Clavus |
| Species: | C. clavata |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavus clavata (Sowerby II, 1870) [1] | |
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Clavus clavata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
The elongate, fusiform shell has an acuminate spire. Its color is white with red ribs. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed and spirally striated. The outer lip is strongly produced. The siphonal canal is elongate.[3]