Clavus fusconitens explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 6 mm. The glossy, dark-brown shell has a fusiform shape. The angularity, common to the genus Clavus, is scarcely apparent. The shell contains 8 slightly convex whorls and 8 longitudinal ribs. The aperture is oblong. The almost straight columella shows a small callus. The acute outer lip is produced. The siphonal canal is short and not very wide.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Philippines and Tahiti, French Polynesia.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2016). Clavus fusconitens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594543 on 2016-08-11
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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53747#page/272/mode/1up Sowerby, G.B. (III) (1901) On seven new species of marine Mollusca collected by Dr. H. Becker at "The Kowie," South Africa. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 4, p. 209