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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)
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Genus
Clavus flammulatus Montfort, 1810 (type by original designation)
Clavicantha Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clavus (Clavus) Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tylotia Melvill, 1917 · unaccepted

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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 coalingensis (R. Arnold, 1909) †
  18. Species Clavus coffea (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  19. Species Clavus cygnea (Melvill & Standen, 1897)
  20. Species Clavus davidgilmouri Fedosov & Puillandre, 2020
  21. Species Clavus delphineae Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  22. Species Clavus devexistriatus Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  23. Species Clavus dolichurus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  24. Species Clavus dubrucqueae T. Cossignani, 2021
  25. Species Clavus ebur (Reeve, 1845)
  26. Species Clavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843)
  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 infrafusca (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893)
  35. Species Clavus isowai Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018
  36. Species Clavus johnsoni (Bartsch, 1934)
  37. Species Clavus juani Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  38. Species Clavus kirkhammetti Fedosov & Puillandre, 2020
  39. Species Clavus lamberti (Montrouzier, 1860)
  40. Species Clavus maestratii Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  41. Species Clavus minutissimus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  42. Species Clavus moquinianus (Montrouzier, 1874)
  43. Species Clavus nodiliratus (E. A. Smith, 1877)
  44. Species Clavus obliquicostatus (Reeve, 1845)
  45. Species Clavus occiduus F. E. Wells, 1991
  46. Species Clavus ojiensis (Tokunaga, 1906) †
  47. Species Clavus paroeca (Melvill, 1923)
  48. Species Clavus particolor Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
  49. Species Clavus picoides Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014
  50. Species Clavus protentus Hervier, 1896
  51. Species Clavus pulicarius F. E. Wells, 1991
  52. Species Clavus pusillus (Garrett, 1873)
  53. Species Clavus putillus (Reeve, 1845)
  54. Species Clavus rinsuikawaensis Nomura, 1935 †
  55. Species Clavus rugizonatus Hervier, 1896
  56. Species Clavus rutteni Oostingh, 1938 †
  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 triantoniorum Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  62. Species Clavus unizonalis (Lamarck, 1822)
  63. Species Clavus velcolorum Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021
  64. Species Clavus vibicinus (Helbling, 1779)
  65. Species Clavus wilmeri (E. A. Smith, 1879)
  66. Subgenus Clavus (Brachytoma) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Brachytoma Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Clavus (Brachytoma) crassitestulatus Nomura, 1935 † accepted as Brachytoma crassitestulata (Nomura, 1935) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Clavus (Brachytoma) gliberti Hinsch, 1962 † accepted as Boreodrillia hosiusi (Koenen, 1872) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Clavus (Brachytoma) hungaricus Báldi, 1960 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    4. Species Clavus (Brachytoma) pernodiliratus Nomura, 1935 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    5. Species Clavus (Brachytoma) turriculoides Nomura, 1935 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Subgenus Clavus (Clathrodrillia) Dall, 1918 accepted as Clathrodrillia Dall, 1918
    1. Species Clavus (Clathrodrillia) perclathrata M. Azuma, 1960 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    2. Species Clavus (Clathrodrillia) recurvirostratus M. Azuma, 1960 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    3. Species Clavus (Clathrodrillia) rutteni Oostingh, 1938 † accepted as Clavus rutteni Oostingh, 1938 †
    4. Species Clavus (Clathrodrillia) suturaliformis Oostingh, 1938 † accepted as Clathrodrillia suturaliformis (Oostingh, 1938) †
  68. Subgenus Clavus (Clavus) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Clavus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  69. Subgenus Clavus (Crassispira) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Crassispira Swainson, 1840
    1. Species Clavus (Crassispira) dammermani Oostingh, 1938 † accepted as Crassispira dammermani (Oostingh, 1938) †
    2. Species Clavus (Crassispira) malingpingensis Oostingh, 1938 † accepted as Crassispira malingpingensis (Oostingh, 1938) †
    3. Species Clavus (Crassispira) bravinderi Durham, 1944 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Subgenus Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) Dall, 1889 accepted as Cymatosyrinx Dall, 1889 (superseded combination)
    1. Species Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) tjikeusikensis Oostingh, 1938 † accepted as Splendrillia tjikeusikensis (Oostingh, 1938) †
    2. Species Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) hanzawai Nomura, 1935 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    3. Species Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) pseudohumilis Nomura, 1935 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Subgenus Clavus (Elaeocyma) Dall, 1918 accepted as Elaeocyma Dall, 1918 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Clavus (Elaeocyma) belli Glibert, 1954 † accepted as Elaeocyma nysti (Harmer, 1915) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  72. 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)
  73. Subgenus Clavus (Splendrillia) Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia Hedley, 1922 (superseded combination)
    1. Species Clavus (Splendrillia) nodifera (Pease, 1860) accepted as Splendrillia laeta (Hinds, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  74. 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)
  75. Species Clavus abdera (Dall, 1919) accepted as Crassispira abdera (Dall, 1919)
  76. 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)
  77. Species Clavus aeneus Hedley, 1922 accepted as Antiguraleus aeneus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
  78. Species Clavus alabaster (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Inquisitor alabaster (Reeve, 1843)
  79. Species Clavus androyensis (Bozzetti, 2007) accepted as Tylotiella androyensis Bozzetti, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Clavus basipunctatus (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella basipunctata Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Clavus biancae (Bozzetti, 2008) accepted as Tylotiella biancae Bozzetti, 2008 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  82. Species Clavus bilineatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Tylotiella bilineata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  83. Species Clavus burnupi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) accepted as Tylotiella burnupi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Clavus candidulus Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia candidula (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
  85. Species Clavus cloveri (Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018) accepted as Tylotiella cloveri Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Clavus costatus Hedley, 1922 accepted as Graciliclava costata (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
  87. Species Clavus crassa (E. A. Smith, 1888) accepted as Clavus aglaia (Dall, 1918)
  88. Species Clavus enna (Dall, 1918) accepted as Drillia enna (Dall, 1918)
  89. Species Clavus exilis (Pease, 1868) accepted as Iredalea exilis (Pease, 1868)
  90. Species Clavus falcicosta (Barnard, 1958) accepted as Tylotiella falcicosta (Barnard, 1958) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  91. Species Clavus filicinctus (E. A. Smith, 1882) accepted as Horaiclavus filicinctus (E. A. Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Clavus flavidulus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Clathrodrillia flavidula (Lamarck, 1822)
  93. Species Clavus flexus Shuto, 1983 accepted as Plagiostropha flexus (Shuto, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  94. Species Clavus fusconitens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901) accepted as Tylotiella fusconitens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  95. Species Clavus gibberulus Hervier, 1896 accepted as Drillia gibberulus (Hervier, 1896) (original combination)
  96. Species Clavus groschi Kilburn, 1988 accepted as Tylotiella bilineata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  97. Species Clavus herberti (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella herberti Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Clavus heryi (Bozzetti, 2007) accepted as Tylotiella heryi Bozzetti, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  99. Species Clavus humilis (E. A. Smith, 1879) accepted as Tylotiella humilis (E. A. Smith, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  100. Species Clavus idae (Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018) accepted as Tylotiella idae Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  101. Species Clavus inclinata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893) accepted as Iredalea inclinata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893)
  102. Species Clavus infuscatus Kilburn & H. Dekker, 2008 accepted as Tylotiella bilineata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  103. Species Clavus isibopho (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella isibopho Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Clavus japonicus (Lischke, 1869) accepted as Inquisitor japonicus (Lischke, 1869)
  105. Species Clavus kaipara Laws, 1939 † accepted as Austroclavus kaipara (Laws, 1939) † (superseded combination)
  106. Species Clavus lacertosus (Hedley, 1922) accepted as Bathytoma lacertosus (Hedley, 1922)
  107. Species Clavus laetus (Hinds, 1843) accepted as Splendrillia laeta (Hinds, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  108. Species Clavus leforestieri Hervier, 1896 accepted as Clavus obliquicostatus (Reeve, 1845)
  109. Species Clavus malva (Morassi, 1998) accepted as Tylotiella malva Morassi, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Clavus maravignae (Bivona, 1838) accepted as Crassopleura maravignae (Bivona, 1838)
  111. Species Clavus mighelsi Kay, 1979 accepted as Agathotoma mighelsi (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  112. Species Clavus mighelsi of authors accepted as Tylotiella jessemighelsi Wiedrick, 2025 (unaccepted > misapplication)
  113. Species Clavus nodiferus (Pease, 1860) accepted as Splendrillia laeta (Hinds, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  114. Species Clavus nodulosa (Pease, 1863) accepted as Tylotiella nodulosa (Pease, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  115. Species Clavus obliquatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Tylotiella obliquata (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Clavus opalus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Plagiostropha opalus (Reeve, 1845)
  117. Species Clavus papilio (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella papilio Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  118. Species Clavus pembertoni H. N. Lowe, 1935 accepted as Imaclava unimaculata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  119. Species Clavus pica (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Tylotiella pica (Reeve, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  120. Species Clavus powelli Kay, 1979 accepted as Tylotiella powelli (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  121. Species Clavus pseudoprincipalis (Yokoyama, 1920) accepted as Inquisitor pseudoprincipalis (Yokoyama, 1920)
  122. Species Clavus pulchellus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Decoradrillia pulchella (Reeve, 1845)
  123. Species Clavus pusilla (Garrett, 1873) accepted as Clavus pusillus (Garrett, 1873) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  124. Species Clavus quadrasi (O. Boettger, 1895) accepted as Tylotiella quadrasi (O. Boettger, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  125. Species Clavus quadratus (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella quadrata Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  126. Species Clavus quintuplex (Melvill, 1927) accepted as Plagiostropha quintuplex Melvill, 1927
  127. Species Clavus regius Habe & Murakami, 1970 accepted as Drillia regia (Habe & Murakami, 1970) (original combination)
  128. Species Clavus rissoiniformis Kay, 1979 accepted as Tylotiella rissoiniformis (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  129. Species Clavus roseofuscus (Bozzetti, 2007) accepted as Tylotiella roseofusca Bozzetti, 2007 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  130. Species Clavus subobliquatus (E. A. Smith, 1879) accepted as Tylotiella subobliquata (E. A. Smith, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  131. Species Clavus sulekile (Kilburn, 1988) accepted as Tylotiella sulekile Kilburn, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  132. Species Clavus undatus (Hedley, 1907) accepted as Austroclavus undatus (Hedley, 1907) (superseded combination)
  133. Species Clavus viduus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Clavus unizonalis (Lamarck, 1822)
  134. Species Clavus virginieae Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014 accepted as Splendrillia virginieae (Kilburn, Fedosov & Kantor, 2014) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  135. Species Clavus auriculifera [sic] (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  136. Species Clavus clarus (Reeve, 1845) (uncertain > unassessed)
  137. Species Clavus peristera Melvill, 1927 (uncertain > unassessed)
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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. (2025). MolluscaBase. Clavus Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205108 on 2025-09-10
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2004-06-06 22:00:00Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-12-02 08:40:23Z
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Tucker, John
2011-08-13 08:36:10Z
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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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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] 

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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