''Clavus andreolbrichi'' is a
species
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
, a marine
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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in the
family
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Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approx ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Clavus andreolbrichi Fedosov & Puillandre, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1448608 on 2023-08-08] It was named for German
power metal
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guitarist,
Andre Olbrich.
Post of A.Fedoseev about new species's taxonomy
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Description
The length of the shell attains 26 mm.
Distribution
This is a marine species endemic to Papua New Guinea
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.
References
External links
Fedosov A.E. & Puillandre N. (2020). Integrative taxonomy of the Clavus canalicularis species complex (Drilliidae, Conoidea, Gastropoda) with description of four new species. Molluscan Research. 40(4): 251-266
andreolbrichi
Gastropods described in 2020
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