Austroclavus

Austroclavus
Austroclavus glaber
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: †Austroclavus
Powell, 1942
Type species
† Drillia tenuispiralis
P. Marshall, 1918

Austroclavus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1942, who named Drillia tenuispiralis (current name Austroclavus tenuispiralis) as the type species.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Austroclavus include:

  • † Austroclavus awakinoensis Powell, 1942
  • † Austroclavus clifdenensis Powell, 1942
  • † Austroclavus famelicus (Marwick, 1931)
  • † Austroclavus finlayi Powell, 1942
  • † Austroclavus glaber Powell, 1944
  • † Austroclavus kaipara (Laws, 1939)
  • † Austroclavus marshalli Powell, 1942
  • † Austroclavus nitens (P. Marshall, 1918)
  • † Austroclavus nodulatus Laws, 1948
  • † Austroclavus tenuispiralis (P. Marshall, 1918)
  • Austroclavus undatus (Hedley, 1907)[4]
Species brought into synonymy
  • Austroclavus aeneus (Hedley, 1922): synonym of Antiguraleus aeneus (Hedley, 1922)
  • † Austroclavus brevicaudalis A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944
  • Austroclavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Clavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843)
  • † Austroclavus lygdinopsis A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944
  • † Austroclavus teres A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944

References

  1. ^ a b Austroclavus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 November 2025.
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. ^ Powell, A. W. B. (1942). "The New Zealand recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae, with general notes on Turrid nomenclature and systematics". Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 118. ISSN 0067-0456. OCLC 1826451. Wikidata Q115110377.
  4. ^ Austroclavus undatus (Hedley, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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