''Horaiclavus'' is a
genus 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 ...
s, 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 ...
mollusks in the
family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was split off from the family Pseudomelatomidae (formerly the subfamily Crassispirinae McLean, 1971) by Bouchet P., Ka ...
.
''Horaiclavus'' is the
type genus of the family Horaiclavidae.
[Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea". '' Journal of Molluscan Studies'' 77: 273-308. .]
It was previously included within the subfamily
Crassispirinae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
, family
Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Horaiclavus'' include:
* ''
Horaiclavus adenensis
''Horaiclavus adenensis'' is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Horaiclavidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Horaiclavus adenensis Bonfitto & Morassi, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
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Bonfitto & Morassi, 2014
* ''
Horaiclavus anaimus
''Horaiclavus anaimus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included within the family Turridae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
Distribution
This ma ...
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Sysoev in Fedosov & Kantor, 2008
* ''
Horaiclavus filicinctus
''Horaiclavus filicinctus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included within the family Turridae.
This is the type species of ''Cytharoclavus'' Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
Descri ...
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(Smith E. A., 1882)
* ''
Horaiclavus julieae
''Horaiclavus julieae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was s ...
''
Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
* ''
Horaiclavus kilburni''
Stahlschmidt, 2015
* ''
Horaiclavus madurensis
''Horaiclavus madurensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included within the family Turridae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 m ...
''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''
Horaiclavus micans
''Horaiclavus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
''Horaiclavus'' is the type genus of the family Horaiclavidae.Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011). "A new operational cla ...
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Kantor, Fedosov & Puillandre, 2018
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Horaiclavus ordinei
''Horaiclavus ordinei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was s ...
''
Bonfitto & Morassi, 2014
* ''
Horaiclavus phaeocercus
''Horaiclavus phaeocercus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm and is in a spiral shape which is a trait all members of its Genus share. T ...
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Sysoev in Fedosov & Kantor, 2008
* ''
Horaiclavus pulchellus''
Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
* ''
Horaiclavus splendidus
''Horaiclavus splendidus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included within the family Turridae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 40 ...
''
(Adams A., 1867)
* ''
Horaiclavus stenocyma
''Horaiclavus stenocyma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included within the family Turridae.
The original figure and description are of little value.Kilburn, R. N. "Turr ...
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Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
* ''
Horaiclavus sysoevi
''Horaiclavus sysoevi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
Originally it was classified within the family Drilliidae. Later it was included within the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomi ...
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Smriglio & Mariottini, 2003
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Horaiclavus multicostatus''
(Schepman, 1913): synonym of ''
Anguloclavus multicostatus''
(Schepman, 1913)
References
* Kuroda, T.; Habe, T.; Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. xix, 1-741 (Japanese text), 1-489 (English text), 1-51 (Index), pls 1-121
External links
Bonfitto, Antonio, and Mauro Morassi. "Two new Horaiclavus (Horaiclavidae, Conoidea) species from the Indo-Pacific region." Zootaxa 3821.1 (2014): 146-150 Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295ยต
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
Horaiclavidae
Gastropod genera
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