''Clavus fulvus'' 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.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 45 mm. The fulvous shell has six granulous, tubercularly ribbed
whorls, that are angulated at the upper part. The suture shows a granulous line.
G.W. Tryon
George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Biography
George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savid ...
, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 210; 1884 (described as ''Drillia fulva'')
Distribution
This species occurs in the
demersal zone of the tropical Indo-Pacific off
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
, the
Philippines and
Indonesia.
References
* Hinds, R.B. (1843) ''On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia''. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46
* Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
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fulvus
Gastropods described in 1843
Taxa named by Richard Brinsley Hinds