Clavus obliquicostatus
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| Clavus obliquicostatus | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Clavus obliquicostatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Clavus |
| Species: | C. obliquicostatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavus obliquicostatus (Reeve, 1845) | |
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Clavus obliquicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
The length of the shell attains 33 mm. The longitudinal ribs are oblique, narrow, a little waved, and obtusely pointed on the periphery. A few revolve astride at the base of the body whorl. The shell is yellowish white, spotted and maculated with chestnut.[3]
