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Clavus Montfort, 1810

205108  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205108)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Conoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Drilliidae (Family)
  9. Clavus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Clavus flammulatus Montfort, 1810 (type by original designation)
Clavicantha Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clavus (Clavus) Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Drillia (Clavus) Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Eldridgea Bartsch, 1934 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleurotoma (Clavus) Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tylotia Melvill, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Clavus aenigmaticus F. E. Wells, 1991
  2. Species Clavus aglaia (Dall, 1918) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Pleurotoma aglaia Mayer, 1862)
  3. Species Clavus alboroseus Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  4. Species Clavus albotuberculatus (Schepman, 1889)
  5. Species Clavus andreolbrichi Fedosov & Puillandre, 2020
  6. Species Clavus angulatus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  7. Species Clavus beckii (Reeve, 1842)
  8. Species Clavus berenice (Dall, 1918)
  9. Species Clavus boucheti Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  10. Species Clavus brianmayi Fedosov & Puillandre, 2020
  11. Species Clavus cadenasi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
  12. Species Clavus canalicularis (Röding, 1798)
  13. Species Clavus candens (E. A. Smith, 1879)
  14. Species Clavus cantharis (Reeve, 1845)
  15. Species Clavus cassandrae T. Cossignani, 2024
  16. Species Clavus clavatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
  17. Species Clavus coffea (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  18. Species Clavus cygnea (Melvill & Standen, 1897)
  19. Species Clavus davidgilmouri Fedosov & Puillandre, 2020
  20. Species Clavus delphineae Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  21. Species Clavus devexistriatus Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  22. Species Clavus dolichurus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  23. Species Clavus dubrucqueae T. Cossignani, 2021
  24. Species Clavus ebur (Reeve, 1845)
  25. Species Clavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843)
  26. Species Clavus familiaris Horro, Gori & Renda, 2025
  27. Species Clavus flammulatus Montfort, 1810
  28. Species Clavus formosus (Reeve, 1846)
  29. Species Clavus fulvus (Hinds, 1843)
  30. Species Clavus glaucozona Kilburn & H. Dekker, 2008
  31. Species Clavus hewittae F. E. Wells, 1991
  32. Species Clavus hottentotus (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  33. Species Clavus hylikos Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  34. Species Clavus improprius Horro, Gori & Renda, 2025
  35. Species Clavus infrafusca (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893)
  36. Species Clavus isowai Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018
  37. Species Clavus johnsoni (Bartsch, 1934)
  38. Species Clavus juani Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  39. Species Clavus kirkhammetti Fedosov & Puillandre, 2020
  40. Species Clavus lamberti (Montrouzier, 1860)
  41. Species Clavus maestratii Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  42. Species Clavus minutissimus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  43. Species Clavus minutoventrosus Horro, Gori & Renda, 2025
  44. Species Clavus moquinianus (Montrouzier, 1874)
  45. Species Clavus mursaysensis Horro, Gori & Renda, 2025
  46. Species Clavus nodiliratus (E. A. Smith, 1877)
  47. Species Clavus obliquicostatus (Reeve, 1845)
  48. Species Clavus occiduus F. E. Wells, 1991
  49. Species Clavus paroeca (Melvill, 1923)
  50. Species Clavus particolor Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  51. Species Clavus picoides Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  52. Species Clavus protentus Hervier, 1896
  53. Species Clavus pulicarius F. E. Wells, 1991
  54. Species Clavus pusillus (Garrett, 1873)
  55. Species Clavus putillus (Reeve, 1845)
  56. Species Clavus rugizonatus Hervier, 1896
  57. Species Clavus similis Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  58. Species Clavus squamiferus Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  59. Species Clavus subtilifasciatus Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  60. Species Clavus suduirauti Bozzetti, 1997
  61. Species Clavus translucidus Horro, Gori & Renda, 2025
  62. Species Clavus triantoniorum Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  63. Species Clavus unizonalis (Lamarck, 1822)
  64. Species Clavus velcolorum Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  65. Species Clavus vibicinus (Helbling, 1779)
  66. Species Clavus wilmeri (E. A. Smith, 1879)
  67. Species Clavus auriculifera [sic] (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  68. Species Clavus clarus (Reeve, 1845) (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Clavus peristera Melvill, 1927 (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Subgenus Clavus (Brachytoma) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Brachytoma Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Subgenus Clavus (Clathrodrillia) Dall, 1918 accepted as Clathrodrillia Dall, 1918 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Clavus (Clathrodrillia) perclathrata M. Azuma, 1960 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
      2. Species Clavus (Clathrodrillia) recurvirostratus M. Azuma, 1960 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    2. Subgenus Clavus (Clavus) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Clavus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    3. Subgenus Clavus (Crassispira) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Crassispira Swainson, 1840
      1. Subgenus Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) Dall, 1889 accepted as Cymatosyrinx Dall, 1889 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
        1. Subgenus Clavus (Elaeocyma) Dall, 1918 accepted as Elaeocyma Dall, 1918 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
          1. Subgenus Clavus (Plagiostropha) Melvill, 1927 accepted as Plagiostropha Melvill, 1927 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
            1. Species Clavus (Plagiostropha) flexus Shuto, 1983 accepted as Plagiostropha flexus (Shuto, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          2. Subgenus Clavus (Splendrillia) Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia Hedley, 1922 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
            1. Species Clavus (Splendrillia) nodifera (Pease, 1860) accepted as Splendrillia laeta (Hinds, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          3. Subgenus Clavus (Tylotiella) T. Habe, 1958 accepted as Tylotiella T. Habe, 1958 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
            1. Species Clavus (Tylotiella) glaucozona Kilburn & H. Dekker, 2008 accepted as Tylotiella glaucozona (Kilburn & H. Dekker, 2008) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            2. Species Clavus (Tylotiella) infuscatus Kilburn & H. Dekker, 2008 accepted as Tylotiella bilineata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
            3. Species Clavus (Tylotiella) mighelsi Kay, 1979 accepted as Agathotoma mighelsi (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            4. Species Clavus (Tylotiella) powelli Kay, 1979 accepted as Tylotiella powelli (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination, junior homonym)
          4. Species Clavus abdera (Dall, 1919) accepted as Crassispira abdera (Dall, 1919)
          5. Species Clavus acuminatus (Mighels, 1845) accepted as Agathotoma mighelsi (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Pleurotoma acuminata J. Sowerby, 1816; Clavus (Tylotiella) mighelsi Kay, 1979 is a replacement name)
          6. Species Clavus aeneus Hedley, 1922 accepted as Antiguraleus aeneus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
          7. Species Clavus alabaster (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Inquisitor alabaster (Reeve, 1843)
          8. Species Clavus androyensis (Bozzetti, 2007) accepted as Tylotiella androyensis Bozzetti, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          9. Species Clavus basipunctatus (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella basipunctata Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          10. Species Clavus biancae (Bozzetti, 2008) accepted as Tylotiella biancae Bozzetti, 2008 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          11. Species Clavus bilineatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Tylotiella bilineata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          12. Species Clavus burnupi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) accepted as Tylotiella burnupi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          13. Species Clavus candidulus Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia candidula (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
          14. Species Clavus cloveri (Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018) accepted as Tylotiella cloveri Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          15. Species Clavus costatus Hedley, 1922 accepted as Graciliclava costata (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
          16. Species Clavus crassa (E. A. Smith, 1888) accepted as Clavus aglaia (Dall, 1918)
          17. Species Clavus enna (Dall, 1918) accepted as Drillia enna (Dall, 1918)
          18. Species Clavus exilis (Pease, 1868) accepted as Iredalea exilis (Pease, 1868)
          19. Species Clavus falcicosta (Barnard, 1958) accepted as Tylotiella falcicosta (Barnard, 1958) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          20. Species Clavus filicinctus (E. A. Smith, 1882) accepted as Horaiclavus filicinctus (E. A. Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          21. Species Clavus flavidulus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Clathrodrillia flavidula (Lamarck, 1822)
          22. Species Clavus flexus Shuto, 1983 accepted as Plagiostropha flexus (Shuto, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          23. Species Clavus fusconitens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901) accepted as Tylotiella fusconitens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          24. Species Clavus gibberulus Hervier, 1896 accepted as Drillia gibberulus (Hervier, 1896) (original combination)
          25. Species Clavus groschi Kilburn, 1988 accepted as Tylotiella bilineata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          26. Species Clavus herberti (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella herberti Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          27. Species Clavus heryi (Bozzetti, 2007) accepted as Tylotiella heryi Bozzetti, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          28. Species Clavus humilis (E. A. Smith, 1879) accepted as Tylotiella humilis (E. A. Smith, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          29. Species Clavus idae (Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018) accepted as Tylotiella idae Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          30. Species Clavus inclinata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893) accepted as Iredalea inclinata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893)
          31. Species Clavus infuscatus Kilburn & H. Dekker, 2008 accepted as Tylotiella bilineata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          32. Species Clavus isibopho (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella isibopho Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          33. Species Clavus japonicus (Lischke, 1869) accepted as Inquisitor japonicus (Lischke, 1869)
          34. Species Clavus lacertosus (Hedley, 1922) accepted as Bathytoma lacertosus (Hedley, 1922)
          35. Species Clavus laetus (Hinds, 1843) accepted as Splendrillia laeta (Hinds, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          36. Species Clavus leforestieri Hervier, 1896 accepted as Clavus obliquicostatus (Reeve, 1845)
          37. Species Clavus malva (Morassi, 1998) accepted as Tylotiella malva Morassi, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          38. Species Clavus maravignae (Bivona, 1838) accepted as Crassopleura maravignae (Bivona, 1838)
          39. Species Clavus mighelsi Kay, 1979 accepted as Agathotoma mighelsi (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          40. Species Clavus mighelsi of authors accepted as Tylotiella jessemighelsi Wiedrick, 2025 (unaccepted > misapplication)
          41. Species Clavus nodiferus (Pease, 1860) accepted as Splendrillia laeta (Hinds, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
          42. Species Clavus nodulosa (Pease, 1863) accepted as Tylotiella nodulosa (Pease, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          43. Species Clavus obliquatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Tylotiella obliquata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          44. Species Clavus opalus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Plagiostropha opalus (Reeve, 1845)
          45. Species Clavus papilio (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella papilio Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          46. Species Clavus pembertoni H. N. Lowe, 1935 accepted as Imaclava unimaculata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
          47. Species Clavus pica (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Tylotiella pica (Reeve, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          48. Species Clavus powelli Kay, 1979 accepted as Tylotiella powelli (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          49. Species Clavus pseudoprincipalis (Yokoyama, 1920) accepted as Inquisitor pseudoprincipalis (Yokoyama, 1920)
          50. Species Clavus pulchellus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Decoradrillia pulchella (Reeve, 1845)
          51. Species Clavus pusilla (Garrett, 1873) accepted as Clavus pusillus (Garrett, 1873) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
          52. Species Clavus quadrasi (O. Boettger, 1895) accepted as Tylotiella quadrasi (O. Boettger, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          53. Species Clavus quadratus (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella quadrata Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          54. Species Clavus quintuplex (Melvill, 1927) accepted as Plagiostropha quintuplex Melvill, 1927
          55. Species Clavus regius T. Habe & Murakami, 1970 accepted as Drillia regia (T. Habe & Murakami, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          56. Species Clavus rissoiniformis Kay, 1979 accepted as Tylotiella rissoiniformis (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          57. Species Clavus roseofuscus (Bozzetti, 2007) accepted as Tylotiella roseofusca Bozzetti, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          58. Species Clavus subobliquatus (E. A. Smith, 1879) accepted as Tylotiella subobliquata (E. A. Smith, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          59. Species Clavus sulekile (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella sulekile Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          60. Species Clavus undatus (Hedley, 1907) accepted as Austroclavus undatus (Hedley, 1907) (superseded combination)
          61. Species Clavus viduus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Clavus unizonalis (Lamarck, 1822)
          62. Species Clavus virginieae Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014 accepted as Splendrillia virginieae (Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
          masculine
          Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
          page(s): 2: 434 [details] 
          MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Clavus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205108 on 2026-01-18
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          2004-06-06 22:00:00Z
          created
          Vanden Berghe, Edward
          2009-12-02 08:40:23Z
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          Tucker, John
          2011-08-13 08:36:10Z
          changed
          Bouchet, Philippe
          2018-06-09 11:29:02Z
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          Bouchet, Philippe
          2020-01-05 20:19:00Z
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          Rosenberg, Gary

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          Nomenclature

          original description Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
          page(s): 2: 434 [details] 

          original description (of Eldridgea Bartsch, 1934) Bartsch, P. (1934). Reports on the collections obtained by the first Johnson-Smithsonian deep-sea expedition to the Puerto Rican deep; new mollusks of the family Turritidae. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 91 (2): 1–29, 8 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24733728
          page(s): 2 [details] 

          original description (of Tylotia Melvill, 1917) Melvill, J. C. (1917). A revision of the Turridae (Pleurotomidae) occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as evidenced mostly through the results of dredgings carried out by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893–1914. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 12 (4 and 5): 140-201, pls 8-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770610
          page(s): 160 [details] 

          original description (of Clavicantha Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
          page(s): 155, 314 [details] 

          basis of record Kilburn, R. N.; Fedosov, A.; Kantor, Y. (2014). The shallow-water New Caledonia Drilliidae of genus <em>Clavus</em> Montfort, 1810 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3818(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3818.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

          basis of record Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 77(3): 273-308., available online at http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/content/77/3/273.full.pdf [details] 

          Other

          additional source Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 29(1): 167-320.
          page(s): 181 [details] 

          		 
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