Clavus echinata

Interesting Facts

Description

Genus Clavus

1. The stiff caudal end of the body in Ocean Sunfishes (e.g. Mola mola). 2. The distal portion of the rhinophore in nudibranchs. Is often club-shaped and may resemble a gill .[1]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Neogastropoda () - Thiele, 1929
        Superfamily: Conoidea () - Fleming, 1822
        Family: Turridae () - H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838)
        Subfamily: Clavinae ()
        Genus: Clavus () - de Montfort, 1810
        Specific name: echinata - Lam.
        Scientific name: - Clavus echinata Lam.