Clavatula virgineus

Clavatula virgineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]

Clavatula virgineus
Drawing of a shell of Clavatula virgineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Clavatula
Species:
C. virgineus
Binomial name
Clavatula virgineus
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms[1]

Murex virgineus Dillwyn, 1817

Description

It is a spineless form of Clavatula muricata (Lamarck, 1822).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Guinea.

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References

  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp


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