''Clavus biancae'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Drilliidae.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus biancae (Bozzetti, 2008). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833659 on 2016-08-07]
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Madagascar.
References
* Bozzetti, L., 2008. Tylotiella biancae (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Drilliidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 59: 9–10
biancae
Gastropods described in 2008
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