Clavatula gracilior explained

Clavatula gracilior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]

Description

The thick, elongated shell has a pyramidal shape. It is red brown below the epidermis. The pyramidal spire is elongated and it lacks a tumid part anterior to the obtuse and not very prominent angle. The shell lacks a tumid varix at the top of each of the 12 whorls, which can be found in other species of this genus. The small aperture has a white color on top and below, but is yellow in the middle part. The sinus of the outer lip is almost square and extends deeply.[2]

Distribution

It is found in the Amazon rainforest.

Notes and References

  1. P. Bouchet . Yu. I. Kantor . A. Sysoev . N. Puillandre . 2011 . A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) . . 77 . 3 . 273–308 . 10.1093/mollus/eyr017. free .
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555820#page/322/mode/1up Mr. G.B. Sowerby on New Shells; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.April 28, 1870