Clavus boucheti explained

Clavus boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell attains 31.4 mm.

Clavus bouchetiis a species of sea snail in the family Drilliidae. This marine gastropod was first described by Kilburn in 1988.^[3] It is found in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean, particularly around the region of Madagascar. The shell of Clavus boucheti is elongated and has a distinctive pattern, usually featuring fine spiral ridges and a pointed apex. The species is named in honor of the French malacologist Philippe Bouchet, who has made significant contributions to the study of marine biodiversity.

Distribution

This is a marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

• Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A. & Kantor Yu.I. (2014) The shallow-water New Caledonia Drilliidae of genus Clavus Montfort, 1810 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea). Zootaxa 3818(1): 1-69

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus boucheti Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765524 on 2016-08-07
2. 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 .
3. Book: Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families . 2005 . ConchBooks . 978-3-925919-72-5 . Bouchet . Philippe . Malacologia . Hackenheim . Rocroi . Jean-Pierre.