Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Clavus lamberti | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Clavus lamberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm. The shell is yellowish brown, with a central reddish chestnut band, filled with a double series of revolving white-tipped tubercles. Below this, on the body whorl, there is a second narrower band, bearing a single series of small white tubercles, a brown line and spots at the base.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Indo-Pacific off East Africa, the Philippines, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), New Caledonia, and Polynesia.
References
Clavus lamberti Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA