Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Clavus putillus | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Clavus putillus 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 15 mm. The shell is yellowish white, chestnut-tinted between the slight longitudinal ribs. The tuberculate periphery forms a strong angle on the whorls. The lip is simple and thin. The anal sinus is broad and shallow.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of tropical Indo-Pacific along the Philippines and in the South China Sea and East China Sea.
References
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