Clavus powelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Clavus powelli
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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
Binomial name
Clavus powelli
Kay, 1979
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavus (Tylotiella) powelli Kay, 1979

Description

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The 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.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Central Pacific off Hawaii and Fiji.

References

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  1. ^ 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
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  • "Clavus (Tylotiella) powelli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.