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Clavus candens (E. A. Smith 1879)

Clavus candens

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Clavus candens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 12 mm. The shell is white, shining and subpellucid. There are eight whorls. The nuclear whorl is smooth. The normal whorls are obliquely ribbed, with here and there fine spiral striae requiring a glass to make them out. The lower part of body whorl is obliquely grooved. The anal sinus is very wide and deep.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs along Korea and Japan.

References

  1. ^ a b Clavus candens (Smith E. A., 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 203; 1884 (described as Drillia candens)
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Clavus candens: Brief Summary

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

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