Austroclavus
Genus of gastropods
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::summary Genus of gastropods ::
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Austroclavus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1942, who named Drillia tenuispiralis (current name Austroclavus tenuispiralis) as the type species.
Species
Species within the genus Austroclavus include:
- † Austroclavus awakinoensis Powell, 1942
- † Austroclavus clifdenensis Powell, 1942
- † Austroclavus famelicus (Marwick, 1931)
- † Austroclavus finlayi Powell, 1942
- † Austroclavus glaber Powell, 1944
- † Austroclavus kaipara (Laws, 1939)
- † Austroclavus marshalli Powell, 1942
- † Austroclavus nitens (P. Marshall, 1918)
- † Austroclavus nodulatus Laws, 1948
- † Austroclavus tenuispiralis (P. Marshall, 1918)
- Austroclavus undatus (Hedley, 1907) ;Species brought into synonymy:
- Austroclavus aeneus (Hedley, 1922): synonym of Antiguraleus aeneus (Hedley, 1922)
- † Austroclavus brevicaudalis A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944
- Austroclavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Clavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843)
- † Austroclavus lygdinopsis A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944
- † Austroclavus teres A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944
Gallery
Austroclavus awakinoensis MA70921-a.jpg|Austroclavus awakinoensis Austroclavus clifdenensis MA70923-b.jpg|Austroclavus clifdenensis Austroclavus finlayi MA70924-a.jpg|Austroclavus finlayi Austroclavus lygdinopsis MA70926-a.jpg|Austroclavus glaber Austroclavus marshalli MA70927-a.jpg|Austroclavus marshalli
References
References
- {{WRMS species. 432406. ''Austroclavus''. 11 November 2025
- (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". [[Journal of Molluscan Studies]].
- {{cite Q. Q115110377
- {{WRMS species. 433075. ''Austroclavus undatus'' (Hedley, 1907). 13 April 2010
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