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Clavus Bilineatus
''Clavus bilineatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 24 mm. George Washington Tryon, G.W. Tryon thought this species to be a synonym of ''Clavus pulchella'' (Reeve, 1845) (described as ''Drillia pulchella''). He stated that the differences were only in the tuberculations being less sharp and the color not so bright, with a brownish tinge. Distribution This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, off the Philippines and Taiwan, and also off Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland). References * Reeve, L.A. 1845. ''Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma.'' pls 20–33 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. * Wells F.E. (1991) ''A revision of the Recent Australian species of the turrid genera Clavus, Plagiostropha, and Tylotiella (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovell Augustus Reeve
Lovell Augustus Reeve (19 April 1814 – 18 November 1865) was an English conchologist and publisher. Life Born at Ludgate Hill, London, on 19 April 1814, he was the son of Thomas Reeve, draper and mercer, and Fanny Reeve, née Lovell. After attending school at Stockwell, he was apprenticed at the age of 13 to Mr. Graham, a local grocer. The chance purchase of shells led to a lifelong interest in conchology. In 1833 he attended the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Cambridge. At the end of his apprenticeship Reeve visited Paris, where he read a paper on the classification of Mollusca before the Academy of Sciences. On his return to London, he wrote his first book, ''Conchologia Systematica'' (2 vols. London, 1841–2). From 1842, he traded as a natural history dealer. Using profits made by the sale of Dutch Governor-General of the Moluccas Van Ryder's collection from the Moluccas, which he purchased at Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
