Calliclava subtilis

Calliclava subtilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Calliclava
Species:
C. subtilis
Binomial name
Calliclava subtilis
McLean & Poorman, 1971

Calliclava subtilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2] This species' name means 'fine' or 'precise'.[3]

Description

The pink-tinted white shell grows to a length of around 10-16 mm, displaying ten whorls. The anterior canal is short but deeply notched.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Panama.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Calliclava subtilis McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c McLean JH, Poorman LH (1971). "NEW SPECIES OF TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC TURRIDAE". The Veliger. 14. California Malacozoological Society: 89–113.


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