Calliclava pallida
TaxonCalliclava pallida
Authority(Sowerby I, 1834) [1]
Synonyms
  • Drillia pallida Sowerby I, 1834
  • Pleurotoma pallida Sowerby I, 1834
Display parents3

Calliclava pallida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2][3]

Description

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

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Colombia.

References

  1. ^ Sowb. Proc. Zool. Soc., 1833, p. 137
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  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 196; 1884 (described as Drillia pallida).