Clavus formosus

Clavus formosus
Drawing of Clavus formosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species: C. formosus
Binomial name
Clavus formosus
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavus formosa (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma formosa Reeve, 1846
  • Pleurotoma tessellata Reeve, L.A., 1846

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

Description

Its description is almost identical to Clavus laeta (Hinds, 1843)

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.[2]

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