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Clavus wilmeri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Clavus wilmeri

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Clavus wilmeri

Clavus wilmeri 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 16 mm. The shell is sharply keeled and noduled on the periphery, with revolving striae below it, stronger towards the base. The shell is whitish, stained with chestnut at the apex and on the lower part of the body whorl. There is a row of chestnut dots between the nodules of the periphery.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Andaman Islands.

References

Clavus wilmeri Wikipedia