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Clavus canalicularis, common name the ear turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 27 mm.
The white shell shows a broad chestnut band below the periphery. The tuberculations of the periphery are often long and spinose. Usually a revolving row of nodules appears below the middle of the body whorl.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific off Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).
References
Clavus canalicularis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA