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species

Clavus berenice (Dall, 1918)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Drilliidae »  genus Clavus

Description

As Pleurotoma spinosa (Smith, 1882)
Testa acuminato-ovata, saturate fusca, supra costarum medium albo tincta; anfract. 9, superne concavi, in medio acute angulati, costis medio aliquanto spinose acuminatis, superne versus suturam obsoletis (in anfr. ult. 8 paululum ante basim evanidis) instructi ; anfr. ultimus aliquanto infra medium punctorum alborum seriebus duabus supra costas ornatus, circa caudam spiraliter striatus; apertura purpureo-fusca, longitudinis testae 0,4 vix sequans ; columella superne valde tuberculata; sinus latus ; canalis brevissimus.
Long. 15 mm., diam. 5 mm.
Dall, 1918
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Clavus berenice (Dall, 1918)]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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