Clavus sulekile is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Clavus sulekile
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clavus
Species:
C. sulekile
Binomial name
Clavus sulekile
Kilburn, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Tylotiella sulekile Kilburn, 1988 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7 millimetres (0.28 in).

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Mozambique and off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Clavus sulekile (Kilburn, 1988). MolluscaBase, World Register of Marine Species (2015). Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  • Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29(1): 167–320. page(s): 190, figs 7, 97-100
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  • "Clavus (Tylotiella) sulekile". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.