Clavus powelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Clavus powelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Clavus |
| Species: | C. powelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Clavus powelli Kay, 1979
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 6 mm and have an approximate body volume of 0.112 cm3.
They are multicellular organisms with an NHMUK type specimen repository. They have a dextrally coiled body symmetry.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Central Pacific off Hawaii and Fiji.
References
edit- ^ a b Clavus powelli Kay, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 September 2011.
- Kay, E. Alison. Hawaiian marine shells. Vol. 64. Bishop Museum Press, 1979.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
edit- "Clavus (Tylotiella) powelli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.