Calliclava pallida
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| Apertural view of a shell Calliclava pallida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Calliclava |
| Species: | C. pallida
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliclava pallida | |
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Calliclava pallida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2][3]
Description[edit]
The shell grows to a length of 24 mm. The ribs are deflected at the periphery but continuous to the suture, sharp and rather close, interstices with fine revolving striae. The anal sinus is broad and deep. The siphonal canal is very short and a little recurved. The ground color of the shell is white.[4]
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Colombia.
References[edit]
- ^ Sowb. Proc. Zool. Soc., 1833, p. 137
- ^ a b Calliclava pallida (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 196; 1884 (described as Drillia pallida).
External links[edit]
- "Calliclava pallida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.