Clavus lamberti

Clavus lamberti
Apertural view of a shell of Clavus lamberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species:
C. lamberti
Binomial name
Clavus lamberti
(Montrouzier, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Drillia lamberti Montrouzier, 1860
  • Drillia (Clavus) lamberti (Montrouzier, 1860)
  • Drillia lauta Pease, W.H., 1867
  • Pleurotoma lamberti Montrouzier, 1860
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) lamberti Montrouzier, 1860
  • Pleurotoma mariei Crosse, 1869

Clavus lamberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm. The shell is yellowish brown, with a central reddish chestnut band, filled with a double series of revolving white-tipped tubercles. Below this, on the body whorl, there is a second narrower band, bearing a single series of small white tubercles, a brown line and spots at the base.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Indo-Pacific off East Africa, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), New Caledonia, and Polynesia.

References

  1. 1 2 Clavus lamberti (Montrouzier, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 198; 1884 (described as Drillia lamberti)