Clavus boucheti
| Clavus boucheti | |
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| Shells of Clavus boucheti (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
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. boucheti
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| Binomial name | |
| Clavus boucheti Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
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Clavus boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 31.4 mm.
Clavus bouchetiis a species of sea snail in the family Drilliidae. This marine gastropod was first described by Kilburn in 1988.[3] It is found in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean, particularly around the region of Madagascar. The shell of Clavus boucheti is elongated and has a distinctive pattern, usually featuring fine spiral ridges and a pointed apex. The species is named in honor of the French malacologist Philippe Bouchet, who has made significant contributions to the study of marine biodiversity.
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Distribution
[edit]This is a marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
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- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus boucheti Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765524 on 2016-08-07
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre, eds. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. ISBN 978-3-925919-72-5.